Superior vena cava syndrome due to intravascular thrombosis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis without antiphospholipid antibody syndrome: Is rheumatoid arthritis a separate hypercoagulable state

Dharmshaktu, Pramila; Bhowmick, Jayeeta; Dhanwal, Dinesh

doi:10.15275/rusomj.2014.0109

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“…There have been only a handful of cases of SVCS in patients with RA. All but one of the cases involved thrombotic pathogenesis secondary to diseases such as antiphospholipid antibody syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus [ 10 ]. The absence of a secondary “pro-thrombic” disease emphasizes the rarity of our case in that it is an inflammatory rather than thrombotic pathogenesis of SVCS.…”

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A Rare Case of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in a Patient With Rheumatoid Arthritis and IgA Nephropathy

Moore¹,

Loichle²,

Tavakolian³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is a vascular condition resulting from an impaired venous return to the right atrium. The majority of SVCS cases are caused by mass effect in which extrinsic compression of the vessel leads to obstruction of blood flow. In less common cases of SVCS, thrombus formation and luminal narrowing can result in poor return through the SVC. Inflammatory causes of SVCS are even rarer and poorly documented. IgA nephropathy and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are two autoimmune diseases with the potential to cause vasculitis, thus increasing the likelihood of intraluminal vessel occlusion. We report a rare case of SVCS in a 65-year-old female with a past medical history significant for atrial fibrillation, IgA nephropathy, chronic kidney disease stage IIIA, and RA who presented with headache, dizziness, and neck pain and swelling extending down the left upper extremity for three days. Inflammatory SVCS is uncommon and cases of SVCS secondary to RA and IgA nephropathy are underreported in the literature thus far. Our hope in presenting this case is to encourage a greater degree of suspicion for vascular complications, such as SVCS, in patients with autoimmune and inflammatory conditions.

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A Rare Case of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in a Patient With Rheumatoid Arthritis and IgA Nephropathy

Moore¹,

Loichle²,

Tavakolian³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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Superior vena cava syndrome due to intravascular thrombosis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis without antiphospholipid antibody syndrome: Is rheumatoid arthritis a separate hypercoagulable state

Abstract: Abstract:We report a 60 year male with long history of joint pain later diagnosed as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who presented with dyspnoea and swelling over neck& upper chest.

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A Rare Case of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in a Patient With Rheumatoid Arthritis and IgA Nephropathy

A Rare Case of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in a Patient With Rheumatoid Arthritis and IgA Nephropathy

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