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Zeitschrift Fur Rheumatologie Sep 2023IgA vasculitis (IgAV) is an immune complex-mediated vasculitis characterized by IgA1-dominant immune deposits in small vessels. It is the most common systemic vasculitis...
IgA vasculitis (IgAV) is an immune complex-mediated vasculitis characterized by IgA1-dominant immune deposits in small vessels. It is the most common systemic vasculitis in childhood with a mostly uncomplicated and self-limiting course. Adults are less affected but the course is frequently more complicated and more frequently accompanied by renal involvement. IgAV characteristically manifests itself on the skin with palpable purpura and in joints, the kidneys and the gastrointestinal tract. In cases of incomplete or atypical symptoms a differential diagnostic work-up is required. A number of triggers have been suggested, especially infections and drugs. Disease management is tailored to organ manifestations and the severity of the symptoms. For children, optimized supportive care and targeted symptom relief are usually sufficient. Management of renal and gastrointestinal manifestations follows recommendations for ANCA-associated vasculitis and IgA nephropathy. Treatment options include glucocorticoids and immunosuppressive agents with varying and mostly insufficient evidence.
Topics: Adult; Child; Humans; IgA Vasculitis; Glomerulonephritis, IGA; Immunoglobulin A; Skin; Immunosuppressive Agents; Polyarteritis Nodosa; Giant Cell Arteritis; Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
PubMed: 37266676
DOI: 10.1007/s00393-023-01355-0 -
Ugeskrift For Laeger Dec 2023In this case report, two patients were initially presented with orbital symptoms due to undiagnosed sinonasal disease. An eight-year-old girl was suspected of preseptal...
In this case report, two patients were initially presented with orbital symptoms due to undiagnosed sinonasal disease. An eight-year-old girl was suspected of preseptal cellulitis due to swelling and redness around the right eye for a month. MRI of the orbit showed a change in the orbit suspected to be a tumour. Regression in symptoms was seen after three months and a mucocele was suspected. The other patient was a 57-year-old woman suspected of left-side acute dacryocystitis with a palpable mass above the medial canthus for a month. MRI was performed due to atypical presentation and showed tumour changes originating from the ethmoid sinus.
Topics: Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Child; Orbit; Head; Neoplasms
PubMed: 38105733
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