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Articles tagged with "Vasculitis"

Idiopathic Lung Fibrosis—Check for ANCA

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New research recommends that doctors test the sera of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis for anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA), as well as closely monitor this population for signs of lung vasculitis…

Rheumatology Case Report: When Moyamoya Disease Mimicks Primary Central Nervous System Vasculitis

Joey Kim, MD, Megha Patel-Banker, MD, Matthew Abramson, MD, Mehwish Bilal, MD, Sanjay Godhwani, MD, Asha Patnaik, MD, Heidi Roppelt, MD, & Qingping Yao, MD  |  

Case report: A 60-year-old Hispanic male with poorly controlled hypertension was sent from the primary care clinic for evaluation of malignant hypertension with a systolic blood pressure above 200 mmHg. His symptoms at the time of presentation included episodic confusion, worsening vision and an unsteady gait. A head computed tomography (CT) scan showed a subacute…

ANCA-Associated Vasculitis in Systemic Sclerosis

Carmen Busca Arenzana, MR, Ander Mayor-Ibarguren, MR, Amara Pieren-Salazar, MR, Natalia Martin-Suñe, MD, Isabel Esteban-Rodríguez, MD, Juan José Ríos-Blanco, MD, & Francisco Arnalich-Fernández, MD  |  

A case report

Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A Case Review

Tehniat Haider, MD, Steven Hugenberg, MD, Veronica Mesquida, MD, & Mell Gutarra, MD  |  

Diagnosis, treatment and management of refractory gastrointestinal hemorrhage in a patient with GPA