A rare event of perioperative spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage in mixed connective tissue disease: a case report.

ABSTRACT: Spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SSH) is an extremely rare event and its causes include trauma, vascular malformation, anticoagulant therapy, and autoimmune disease. Although connective disorders are associated with an increased risk of cerebral subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), to our knowledge, the occurrence of SSH associated with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) have not been addressed in the literature. We report the unique occurrence of SSH in a patient with anti-U1 ribonucleoprotein (U1-RNP) and anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA) positive MCTD triggered by abdominal surgery. A 69-year-old woman with MCTD was admitted to our hospital because of vomiting and abdominal pain. Surgical treatment of adhesion ileus with small bowel resection was followed on the second postoperative day by sud

SUBMITTER: Andreoli S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10772654 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature