Necrotizing Vasculitis as a Complication of Propylthiouracil

BACKGROUND: Acute dermatologic conditions are a concern for acute care practitioners. Comprising 1.4% of presenting complaints to emergency departments, most skin complaints are relatively benign; however, some conditions can be quite severe. Prompt diagnosis is essential to avoid unnecessary morbid...

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Autores principales: Stein, John C., Hernandez, Sergio, Hebig, Anke
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2008
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Critical Care
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672274/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19561747
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description BACKGROUND: Acute dermatologic conditions are a concern for acute care practitioners. Comprising 1.4% of presenting complaints to emergency departments, most skin complaints are relatively benign; however, some conditions can be quite severe. Prompt diagnosis is essential to avoid unnecessary morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVES: To review drug-induced vasculitis. CASE REPORT: We present the case of a 43-year-old female with a chief complaint of bruising to her ear, arm, and leg. She was found to have necrotizing vasculitis induced by propylthiouracil. CONCLUSION: In this case, we look at the highlights of this presentation and review key aspects of cutaneous vasculitis for the practicing emergency provider.
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spelling pubmed-26722742009-06-24 Necrotizing Vasculitis as a Complication of Propylthiouracil Stein, John C. Hernandez, Sergio Hebig, Anke West J Emerg Med Critical Care BACKGROUND: Acute dermatologic conditions are a concern for acute care practitioners. Comprising 1.4% of presenting complaints to emergency departments, most skin complaints are relatively benign; however, some conditions can be quite severe. Prompt diagnosis is essential to avoid unnecessary morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVES: To review drug-induced vasculitis. CASE REPORT: We present the case of a 43-year-old female with a chief complaint of bruising to her ear, arm, and leg. She was found to have necrotizing vasculitis induced by propylthiouracil. CONCLUSION: In this case, we look at the highlights of this presentation and review key aspects of cutaneous vasculitis for the practicing emergency provider. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2008-11 /pmc/articles/PMC2672274/ /pubmed/19561747 Text en Copyright © 2008 the authors. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
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Stein, John C.
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Hebig, Anke
Necrotizing Vasculitis as a Complication of Propylthiouracil
title Necrotizing Vasculitis as a Complication of Propylthiouracil
title_full Necrotizing Vasculitis as a Complication of Propylthiouracil
title_fullStr Necrotizing Vasculitis as a Complication of Propylthiouracil
title_full_unstemmed Necrotizing Vasculitis as a Complication of Propylthiouracil
title_short Necrotizing Vasculitis as a Complication of Propylthiouracil
title_sort necrotizing vasculitis as a complication of propylthiouracil
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672274/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19561747
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