International Journal of Case Reports and Images (IJCRI) is an international, peer reviewed, monthly, open access, online journal, publishing high-quality, articles in all areas of basic medical sciences and clinical specialties.Aim of IJCRI is to encourage the publication of new information by providing a platform for reporting of unique, unusual and rare cases which enhance understanding of disease process, its diagnosis, management and clinico-pathologic correlations. We present a case of a 25-year-old African-American woman with a history of chronic pelvic pain secondary to recurrent endometriosis presenting with chief complaints of fever and pelvic pain. She was treated with laparoscopic ablation three months prior. Workup revealed bilateral tuboovarian abscesses and the patient underwent total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingooophorectomy. Postoperatively, the patient had new onset hypertension which eventually lead to a seizure episode. The patient was transferred to the ICU, started on nicardipine and Keppra and her hypertension improved within several hours. Neuroimaging findings on MRI scan revealed lesions in the occipital and parietal lobes consistent with PRES. Outpatient workup conducted several months afterwards uncovered a diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus, leading us to conclude that the postoperative hypertensive emergency and PRES were secondary to undiagnosed SLE. IJCRI publishes Conclusion:The rare complication of PRES has been described in a variety of settings including SLE in which endothelial dysfunction of the intracerebral vasculature leads to characteristic PRES symptoms. Patients, especially those in the postoperative setting covered by multiple specialty providers, with new onset hypertension and neurological symptoms should warrant further workup as they may indicate underlying etiologies such as SLE or other described risk factors for PRES.
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