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Vasculitis in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations from cutaneous to visceral involvement and its prognosis ranges from mild to life-threatening. We report the case of a previously healthy 17-year-old woman with eight months' history of arthralgias and
Systemic vasculitis is a rare complication of therapy with antithyroid medication. Antineutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis has been described in patients treated with propylthiouracil (PTU) and methimazole (MMI). The majority of cases have underlying Graves' disease. The
Kawasaki disease is an acute systemic vasculitis of childhood. The diagnosis is based on clinical criteria. Prognosis with adequate treatment is favorable. Untreated patients, however, may develop coronary manifestations predisposing to acute myocardial infarction. Retropharyngeal edema is a rare
Systemic vasculitides can cause retinal vascular pathology, including cotton-wool spots, retinal hemorrhages, vascular occlusion, and capillary nonperfusion. Two main causes of visual decline include macular edema and retinal neovascularization. Presumably, both of these complications are caused by
BACKGROUND
The relationship between antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) and ANCA-negative vasculitis has not been elucidated.
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A 64-year-old female with edema and proteinuria was admitted. A kidney biopsy indicated focal proliferative nephritis with
Levamisole is an antihelminthic and immunomodulator medication that was banned by the USFDA in 1998. It has been increasingly used to adulterate cocaine due to its psychotropic effects and morphological properties. Adverse reactions including cutaneous vasculitis, thrombocytopenia, and
Introduction: A chronic active Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection (CAEBV), which is characterized by persistent "infectious mononucleosis-like" symptoms, can lead to cardiovascular complications, including coronary artery aneurysms. No published studies have reported an occurrence
BACKGROUND
We report on a patient with Graves' disease with radiation retinopathy caused by low-dose irradiation and antithyroid drug-induced antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-positive vasculitis.
METHODS
A 38-year-old woman with Graves' disease presented with bilateral blurred vision,
OBJECTIVE
In 1931 Lindberg described a limited and benign subcutaneous form of panarteritis nodosa, which, in contrast to systemic panarteritis, only affects the skin. The terms panarteritis nodosa cutanea benigna, cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa, apoplexia cutanea Freund as well as livedo with
The aim of our study was to estimate etiology, most common clinical findings, the course and peculiarities of treatment in children to whom Henoch-Schönlein purpura was diagnosed during 1996-2002 at Clinic of Children's Diseases of Kaunas University of Medicine Hospital.
METHODS
The Henoch-Schönlein
Wegener's granulomatosis is a form of systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology that affects the small blood vessels. The disease is characterized by the formation of granulomas on small and medium blood vessels, and often affects the respiratory tract and renal system. In 86% of diagnosed cases,
We report a case of a 47-year-old woman with isolated periostitis of the lower leg as a first manifestation of large-vessel vasculitis. The diagnosis was first suspected when a second magnetic resonance imaging of the lower leg approximately 4 months after onset of shin pain showed edema near
Kawasaki disease is an acute febrile illness recognized most often in children under 4 years of age. It is characterized by mucosal inflammation, indurative edema of the hands and feet, skin rash and cervical lymphadenopathy. This is an acute systemic vasculitis syndrome of unknown etiology which
Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is the most common systemic vasculitis of childhood. It is usually seen following upper respiratory tract infections. It rarely involves the genital system or causes scrotal edema. With this report, we wanted to bring a different perspective to this clinic of acute
Annular urticarial lesions in a child must establish a main differential diagnosis with urticaria multiforme, common urticaria, acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy, erythema marginatum, erythema annulare centrifugum, annular erythema in childhood, erythema multiforme, Sweet's syndrome,