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Clash of the -itises: An Unexpected Case of Sigmoid Colon Vasculitis

Vasculitis is an inflammatory process of the blood vessels, characterized by leukocyte infiltration in the vessel wall and reactive damage to the mural structures. They have a wide clinical spectrum and can present in a localized or systemic manner. Colonic involvement primarily manifests as abdomin...

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Autores principales: Vigna, Carolina, Wang, Stephen H., Ore, Ana Sofia, Eickel, Grant, Messaris, Evangelos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9794293/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36600787
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000927
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Sumario:Vasculitis is an inflammatory process of the blood vessels, characterized by leukocyte infiltration in the vessel wall and reactive damage to the mural structures. They have a wide clinical spectrum and can present in a localized or systemic manner. Colonic involvement primarily manifests as abdominal pain and rectal bleeding. Less commonly, it can be associated with colonic perforation or anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery. We report a case of a 42-year-old man with a history of HIV and proctocolitis who presented with an unexpected vasculitis of the sigmoid colon.