A Case of Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome

Abstract

大阪市立総合医療センター初期急病診療部， 2) 同 救命救急部， 3) 同 総合診療科 Case Report；A case of systemic capillary leak syndrome.

Cerebral Involvement in Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome

“…Systemic capillary leak syndrome (SCLS), which is characterized by hypovolemia, hypotension, and edema, has an unknown etiology ( 1 ). A 35-year-old woman who had been diagnosed with SCLS 4 years ago ( 2 ) developed decreased consciousness and was rushed to the emergency room 10 hours after developing a fever and tachycardia. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a high-luminance region at the center of the cortex on diffusion-weighted ( Picture , left) and T2 fluid-attenuated inversion recovery imaging ( Picture , right).…”