Aortitis presenting as acute myeloid leukemia - A case report.

Introduction: Aortitis can be an initial presentation of many diseases, but most often include large cell vasculitis. Case presentation: We present a case of a 53 year old female who presented with a myriad of symptoms including abdominal pain, nausea, fever, and headaches. CT scan of the chest showed an inflamed aorta with an initial concern for a large cell vasculitis, but found later to be from her underlying acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Discussion/conclusion: Our case emphasizes the importance of aortitis being the initial presentation of a multitude of diseases including malignancy. It remains important, especially for rheumatologists, to consider blood cancers when presented with aortitis. Background/introduction: Aortitis can be an initial presentation of many diseases, but most often include large cell vasculitis. We describe a case of aoritis being the initial presentation of AML. Methods: SCARE 2020 Guidelines.

Cerebellar infarction as the initial presentation of IgG4-related disease.

Although IgG4-RD has CNS manifestations, cerebellar involvement has only been reported in three cases. Our patient presented with cerebellar symptoms, several cerebellar infarcts were evident on the brain MRI, and CT abdomen revealed retroperitoneal tumor. Endoscopic biopsy confirmed IgG4-RD. Steroids are the first-line therapy for IgG4-RD, but our patient was lost to follow-up before treatment.