Aortic dissection associated with cogans's syndrome: deleterious loss of vascular structural integrity is associated with GM-CSF overstimulation in macrophages and smooth muscle cells

BACKGROUND: Cogan's syndrome is a rare disorder of unknown origin characterized by inflammatory ocular disease and vestibuloauditory symptoms. Systemic vasculitis is found in about 10% of cases. CASE PRESENTATION: A 46-year-old female with Cogans's syndrome and a history of arterial hypert...

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Autores principales: Weissen-Plenz, Gabriele, Sezer, Ömer, Vahlhaus, Christian, Robenek, Horst, Hoffmeier, Andreas, Tjan, Tonny DT, Scheld, Hans H, Sindermann, Jürgen R
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2933604/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20727201
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-5-66

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