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K Boussen

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PubMed1991

Embolization of cardiac myxomas masquerading as polyarteritis nodosa.

Cardiac myxomas are rare tumors which can mimic other diseases. We describe a 19-year-old man who presented clinically with polyarteritis nodosa (PAN). Muscle biopsy showed vasculitis, but corticosteroid and immunosuppressive therapy was initially effective. Cardiac myxomas were found by echocardiogram when the disease relapsed and were resected surgically. Segmental arterial aneurysms and stenoses were found on angiography after leg ischemia. We suggest that echocardiography should be performed in all cases of clinically suspected PAN.

Adrenal Cortex Hormones↗
PubMed1990

[Intraorbital involvement in multiple myeloma].

According to data from the literature, intraorbital involvement in multiple myeloma is rare. Such involvement may result in exophthalmia, itself the first manifestation and presenting feature of myeloma. These lesions can respond remarkably to radiotherapy. The authors present a new case report.

Exophthalmos↗
PubMed1987

[Lupus vasculitis].

Anatomical studies have demonstrated the high incidence of vasculitis in SLE, the appearances of which are variable and non-specific, ranging from necrotizing angiitis which is undistinguishable from periarteritis nodosa, to scarring lesions. Micro-angiitis is easily demonstrated in skin lesions and is also encountered to varying degrees in CNS, renal, cardiac, pulmonary and gastrointestinal localisations. Disease of large vessels is more rare and sometimes causes gangrene of the limbs. In SLE, vasculitis should be distinguished from thrombosis related to lupus anticoagulant and from atherosclerosis favoured by chronic steroid therapy but perhaps initiated by vascular deposits of immune complexes during the acute inflammatory stage. The treatment of lupic angiitis is mainly based on steroid therapy. The results are variable, probably due to the fibrous nature of some of the vascular lesions.

Humans↗