A 27-year-old patient with Churg Strauss syndrome (CSS) and polyneuropathy diagnosed five years ago, was admitted to our department with chronic bloody diarrhea for one year and iron deficiency anemia (Hb: 6.3 g/dL, ferritin 2.5 ng/mL, ESR: 13, CRP: 0.33 mg/dL). Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy was negative but the biopsies demonstrated eosinophilic infiltration of the lamina propria parti...

The case described is of a Negro male with recurrent ulcerating skin lesions and episodic arthritis. The association of arthritis with inflammatory dermatoses and a possible pathogenic mechanism for the arthritis are discussed.

We studied the efficacy of cyclophosphamide pulse therapy (CYP) for refractory rheumatic diseases except for lupus nephritis. Thirty-five patients were included in all, that is 9 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 10 with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 7 with polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM), 2 with progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS), 2 with anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome ...

Leukocytoclastic vasculitis, also known as hypersensitivity angiitis, is a cutaneous, small vessel vasculitis of the dermal capillaries and venules. The predominant clinical presentation palpable purpura. Multiple medications can cause leukocytoclastic well autoimmune diseases, infections, malignancy. disease process may be limited to only skin or manifestation systemic process. Treatment cente...

The MR findings of a biopsy-proved case of primary angiitis of the central nervous system are described and compared with previously reported cases. Multiple punctate and linear areas of gadopentetate dimeglumine enhancement were present in the brain stem and white matter and appear to correspond to the inflammatory reaction of the small perforating vessels and perivascular tissues seen in the ...