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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

Case Report: Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome.

Yuwei Wang, Di Jin, Jiangang Pang, Wenlong Ju, Weiduo Nie, Rui Gao, Sheng-Guang Li, Ming Li

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Yuwei Wang *Department of Emergency Internal Medicine, Weifang People's Hospital, Shandong, Weifang, China.
Di Jin *Department of Rheumatology, Weifang People's Hospital, Shandong, Weifang, China.
Jiangang PangDepartment of Radiology, Yidu Central Hospital of Weifang, Shandong, Weifang, China.
Wenlong JuDepartment of Urology, Qingzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shandong, Weifang, China.
Weiduo NieSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Rui GaoSchool of Clinical Medicine, Shandong Second Medical University, Shandong, Weifang, China.
Sheng-Guang LiDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, China.
Ming LiDepartment of Rheumatology, Weifang People's Hospital, Shandong, Weifang, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This case report describes a rare and life-threatening complication of bilateral adrenal hemorrhage (AH) in a 15-year-old female with overlapping systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). The patient presented with prolonged abdominal pain, low-grade fever, and lower limb pain. Imaging revealed bilateral adrenal hemorrhages, while laboratory investigations confirmed triple-positive antiphospholipid antibodies (ACA-IgG, ACA-IgM, anti-β2 glycoprotein I) and SLE-related serological markers. Management involved dual-pathway therapy: immunosuppression (prednisone, hydroxychloroquine) for SLE and anticoagulation (low-molecular-weight heparin, warfarin) for APS. Despite initial improvement, adrenal insufficiency developed, requiring glucocorticoid replacement. Follow-up demonstrated stabilized clinical status and reduced adrenal lesions. This case underscores the diagnostic challenges of AH in SLE-APS overlap and emphasizes the necessity of combining immunosuppressive and anticoagulant therapies to address both autoimmune inflammation and thrombotic risks. Early recognition and multidisciplinary management are critical to prevent adrenal crisis and improve outcomes in such complex autoimmune-thrombotic pathologies.

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Adrenal Gland DiseasesAntiphospholipid SyndromeHemorrhageLupus Erythematosus, SystemicAdolescentAdrenal InsufficiencyAntibodies, AntiphospholipidAnticoagulantsFemaleHumansAntibodies, AntiphospholipidAnticoagulantsadrenal insufficiencyantiphospholipid syndromebilateral adrenal hemorrhagesystemic lupus erythematosusthrombosis

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