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Headache in a Case of Rhupus Syndrome
Author(s) -
Chowdhury Subhasis Roy,
Majumder Shounak,
Chakraborty Partha Pratim,
Mandal Sanjay Kumar,
Bandyopadhyay Ramtanu,
Bandyopadhyay Dipanjan,
Chatterjee Ananya,
Basu Krishna
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2007.00981.x
Subject(s) - headaches , medicine , venous thrombosis , antiphospholipid syndrome , thrombosis , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , surgery
We report a case of Rhupus with secondary anti‐phospholipid syndrome who presented with headache and papilloedema due to cerebral venous thrombosis. We propose that an increased awareness about the condition and meticulous investigation of headaches in lupus can avert catastrophic outcomes.