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ArticleFrontiers in surgery2026

Spontaneous intermuscular hematoma in mixed connective tissue disease: a case report.

Zhaohua Pei, Yun Chen, Linjun Zhao, Long Zheng, Yuanhan Lin, Xue Zhao

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Article in Frontiers in surgery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Zhaohua Pei *Department of Emergency Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
Yun Chen *Department of General Practice, The First People's Hospital of Hangzhou Lin'an District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
Linjun Zhao *Department of Emergency Medicine, Affliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
Long ZhengDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Affliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
Yuanhan LinDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Affliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
Xue ZhaoDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Affliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spontaneous large intermuscular hematoma secondary to mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is extremely rare. We report a 57-year-old female with long-standing MCTD admitted for abdominal pain and fever (septic shock due to E. coli pyelonephritis). On hospital day 8, she developed a left thigh hematoma (10  ×  14 cm). CTA failed to identify the bleeding vessel, but transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) stabilized the hematoma. Subsequent surgical debridement was performed for hematoma-induced tissue necrosis. This case highlights that MCTD-related vascular fragility, combined with sepsis and DIC, increases hematoma risk. Prompt TAE and surgical intervention are critical to prevent catastrophic outcomes.

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case reportintervenemixed connective tissue diseasespontaneous intermuscular hematomatranscatheter arterial embolization

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PMID42687992
PMCPMC13533687

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