Granulomatosis with polyangiitis can cause periaortitis and pericarditis

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is characterized by necrotizing granulomatous inflammation usually involving the upper and lower respiratory tracts and necrotizing vasculitis predominantly affecting small‐sized vessels. Although categorized as a small vessel vasculitis, GPA can cause periaort...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Miyawaki, Mari, Oda, Seitaro, Hirata, Kenichiro, Yuki, Hideaki, Utsunomiya, Daisuke, Hayashi, Hidetaka, Sakamoto, Yasumiko, Okamoto, Shinichiro, Fujii, Kazuhiko, Yamashita, Yasuyuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Clinical Images
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5628196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29026588
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1180
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Sumario:Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is characterized by necrotizing granulomatous inflammation usually involving the upper and lower respiratory tracts and necrotizing vasculitis predominantly affecting small‐sized vessels. Although categorized as a small vessel vasculitis, GPA can cause periaortitis and pericarditis. Physicians should recognize all categories of vasculitis can affect any size arteries.

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