Microscopic polyangiitis: a rare ANCA-associated small- vessel vasculitis
JCPSP-Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. 2008; 18 (12): 771-773
in English
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| ID: emr-143386
ABSTRACT
Microscopic Polyangiitis [MPA] is an autoimmune disease characterized by pauci-immune, necrotizing, small-vessel vasculitis without clinical or pathological evidence of necrotizing granulomatous inflammation. Because many different organ systems may be involved, a wide range of symptoms are possible in MPA. Cutaneous involvement is not frequent. We describe a young girl who presented with multiple vasculitic skin lesions along with arthralgia and after the onset of illness it took 4 years for appropriate diagnosis and management of the disease
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Polyarteritis Nodosa
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Skin
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Autoimmune Diseases
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Churg-Strauss Syndrome
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Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
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Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
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Diagnosis, Differential
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Coll. Physicians Surg. Pak.
Year:
2008
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