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Fellow’s Forum Case Report: True Vasculitis or Vasculitis Mimic?
Rheumatologists face the emerging picture of cocaine and levamisole-associated vasculopathy in clinical practice
Dermatology Case Answer: History of ANCA–Associated Vasculitis, Fever, Rash
A 66-year-old woman with a history of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis presents with two days of fever and rash.
Meet the Challenge of Primary CNS Vasculitis
Diagnosis and treatment of this rare and poorly understood condition
Case Report: A Polyarteritis Nodosa Conundrum
Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a systemic necrotizing vasculitis that typically affects medium-sized muscular arteries. The clinical subsets of PAN are idiopathic, generalized, secondary hepatitis B virus (HBV) associated and cutaneous PAN. These clinical subsets are important because of their therapeutic implications. Virtually any organ system can be affected in generalized PAN, but this vasculitis tends…
Case Report: Diagnosing, Treating Hepatitis B-Linked Polyarteritis Nodosa
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) associated polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is an increasingly rare vasculitis in developed countries due to advances in HBV vaccination and antiviral therapy. However, the condition does persist, and rheumatologists should consider it when evaluating vasculitis cases. Below, we discuss a case that illustrates the varied clinical presentations PAN can encompass. A high…
Case Illustrates the Difficulty Diagnosing Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) was first described in the British Medical Journal in 1897 by Scottish otolaryngologist Peter McBride.1 GPA is a relatively rare, systemic necrotizing vasculitis that can make diagnosis challenging. The incidence has been estimated anywhere between two and 12 cases per million.2 GPA mainly affects adults between the ages of 45 and…
Early Consults, Timely Patient Histories Aid Rheumatologists Treating Patients in the ICU
CHICAGO—When it comes to treating patients with rheumatic diseases who are in the intensive care unit (ICU), there are so many complications and considerations that few rules exist as a guide. But Paul Dellaripa, MD, associate professor at Harvard Medical School, said at the ACR’s State-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium that there are basic steps a rheumatologist…
Has Technology Depersonalized the Art of Medical Teaching?
Video streaming, interactive learning, flipped classrooms, self-study replacing class lectures
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A Case Review
Diagnosis, treatment and management of refractory gastrointestinal hemorrhage in a patient with GPA
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