Large Vessel Vasculitis as an Initial Manifestation of Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Case Report

Large vessel vasculitis is characterized by chronic inflammation within the aortic wall and its major branches. The inflammation is considered to occur as a result of immune dysregulation. Hematologic malignancy is one of the rare causes of secondary vasculitis. Herein, we report a rare case of larg...

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Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Radiology 2022
Materias:
Head and Neck Imaging
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9514586/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36238917
http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2021.0114
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Sumario:Large vessel vasculitis is characterized by chronic inflammation within the aortic wall and its major branches. The inflammation is considered to occur as a result of immune dysregulation. Hematologic malignancy is one of the rare causes of secondary vasculitis. Herein, we report a rare case of large vessel vasculitis associated with acute myeloid leukemia mimicking primary vasculitis.

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