A 71-year-old male who had a 6 years history of microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) was admitted to our hospital with a chief complaint of upper abdominal pain and nausea. Abdominal contrast-enhanced CT revealed extravasation of contrast medium in the gallbladder, and the patient was diagnosed with
Thymic hyperplasia and thymic epithelial tumor (thymoma) have been associated with a variety of autoimmune diseases. Renal involvement has been reported in patients with thymoma. Minimal change disease and membranous nephropathy are frequently observed in glomerular lesions of thymoma
BACKGROUND
A 73-year-old, previously well woman was admitted to an emergency department because of a 3-month history of severe proximal girdle pain and stiffness with loss of appetite and weight. She was referred to a rheumatologist 10 days after her initial presentation. Within 4 weeks she
We reviewed the medical records of 62 patients with systemic small and medium-sized vessel vasculitides and gastrointestinal tract involvement followed at our institution between 1981 and 2002. This group included 46 men and 16 women (male:female ratio, 2.9), with a mean age of 48 +/- 18 years.
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's granulomatosis) and microscopic polyangiitis are two types of rapidly fatal necrotizing vasculitis. The standard induction therapy consists of cyclophosphamide (an immunosuppressant) plus a corticosteroid. This treatment significantly prolongs survival but
OBJECTIVE
To report the efficacy and adverse events with the use of anti-TNFalpha agents in pediatric patients with rheumatic diseases.
METHODS
Retrospective, observational clinical case series of patients with rheumatic diseases refractory to the conventional treatment. Infliximab and etanercept
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