Atypical kawasaki disease with polymyositis and panniculitis: Case report and review of literature
Background: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a medium-vessel vasculitis that commonly affects young children. Many atypical presentations that differ from the classical phenotype have been described.
Raajashri Rajasegar +4 more
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Therapeutic potential of alpha-1 antitrypsin in human disease [PDF]
Alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT), an alpha globulin glycoprotein, is a member of the serine protease inhibitor (serpin) superfamily. The clinical significance of AAT is highlighted by AAT deficiency. Genetic deficiency of AAT can present as several neutrophilic
Minsun Kim, Qing Cai, Youngman Oh
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Erythematous nodes, urticarial rash and arthralgias in a large pedigree with NLRC4-related autoinflammatory disease, expansion of the phenotype [PDF]
Autoinflammatory disorders (AID) are a heterogeneous group of diseases, characterized by an unprovoked innate immune response, resulting in recurrent or ongoing systemic inflammation and fever1-3.
Blokx, W. A. M. +13 more
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Pfeifer-Weber-Christian disease (PWCD) is a rare idiopathic disease characterized by lobular panniculitis of adipose tissue with systemic symptoms and multiple organ involvement.
Cinzia Rotondo +6 more
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Necrotizing Panniculitis as an Uncommon Manifestation of Acute Pancreatitis [PDF]
Pancreatic panniculitis is a rare disorder affecting 2–3% of patients with pancreatic disease. The findings are characterized by tender, erythematous, subcutaneous nodules which may undergo spontaneous ulceration with discharge of brownish and viscous ...
Amaradio, Maria Domenica +5 more
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Localized Subcutaneous Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis in a Dog
A two-year-old spayed female mixed-breed dog was presented with a five-day history of hemorrhagic gastroenteritis and fever. On physical examination, the dog was lethargic and clinically dehydrated.
Karolin Schoellhorn +6 more
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Two neutrophilic dermatoses captured simultaneously on histology
A number of neutrophilic dermatoses are associated with malignancies and their treatment. These rarely occur together in the same patient. A Caucasian 72-year-old male was treated for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with chemotherapy including ...
Christina Wlodek +2 more
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Efficacy of alpha1-antitrypsin augmentation therapy in conditions other than pulmonary emphysema [PDF]
Up to now alpha 1-antitrypsin (AAT) augmentation therapy has been approved only for commercial use in selected adults with severe AAT deficiency-related pulmonary emphysema (i.e.
Ignacio Blanco +2 more
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Pyoderma gangrenosum – a review [PDF]
Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare noninfectious neutrophilic dermatosis. Clinically it starts with sterile pustules that rapidly progress and turn into painful ulcers of variable depth and size with undermined violaceous borders.
Uwe Wollina +71 more
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Acute Disseminated Panniculitis Associated with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency [PDF]
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, although one of the most common genetic diseases, is a very rare and often undiagnosed cause of panniculitis. The authors present a case characterized by an acute involvement of several areas in the thorax, abdomen, and ...
Figueiredo, AM +5 more
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