SEPSIS AND TUMOR EMBOLI MIMIC VASCULITIS

Authors
PERSEY MR GUMPEL JM WESTON J
Citation
Mr. Persey et al., SEPSIS AND TUMOR EMBOLI MIMIC VASCULITIS, Scandinavian journal of rheumatology, 24(3), 1995, pp. 183-184
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology
Journal title
Scandinavian journal of rheumatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03009742
Volume
24
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
183 - 184
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-9742(1995)24:3<183:SATEMV>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
An unequivocal diagnosis of vasculitis typical of polyarteritis was ma de in a sixty one year old male. At post mortem no vasculitis was foun d, but there were widespread microabscesses and tumour emboli from an occult adenocarcinoma of the caecum. The importance of considering oth er pathologies which may mimic vasculitis is emphasised.