Microscopic polyangiitis: an incidental finding in a patient with stroke
Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) is a primary systemic vasculitis characterized by inflammation of small-sized vessels associated with the presence of anti-neutrophilic cytoplasmic antibodies. We report a case of a 39-year-old female diagnosed with microscopic polyangiitis as an incidental finding who...
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doaj-3e795d1ca6c344f58551b76ce40a988e2020-11-25T03:28:21ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives2000-96662020-01-01101505410.1080/20009666.2020.17184791718479Microscopic polyangiitis: an incidental finding in a patient with strokeAbubakar Tauseef0Muhammad Sohaib Asghar1Mariam Amir2Maryam Zafar3Ayesha Anum4Haris Alvi5Mustafa Dawood6Uzma Rasheed7Mohammed Akram8Nisar Ahmed9Dow University Hospital, DUHSDow University Hospital, DUHSDow University Hospital, DUHSDow University Hospital, DUHSDow University Hospital, DUHSDow University Hospital, DUHSGreater Baltimore Medical CenterLiaquat National Hospital and Medical CollegeLiaquat National Hospital and Medical CollegeLiaquat National Hospital and Medical CollegeMicroscopic polyangiitis (MPA) is a primary systemic vasculitis characterized by inflammation of small-sized vessels associated with the presence of anti-neutrophilic cytoplasmic antibodies. We report a case of a 39-year-old female diagnosed with microscopic polyangiitis as an incidental finding who presented with signs and symptoms of a stroke at a young age. Usually, it presents with fever, malaise, skin rash, weight loss, mononeuritis multiplex, and arthralgia/myalgia. Very rarely, it can involve meninges to cause meningeal vasculitis which can present as a febrile seizure. The most frequent neurological manifestation is peripheral neuropathy. Cerebral infarction or hemorrhage as an isolated finding is very rarely observed in the patient with MPA as was seen in our patient.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2020.1718479microscopicincidentalfindingstrokepatient |
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Abubakar Tauseef Muhammad Sohaib Asghar Mariam Amir Maryam Zafar Ayesha Anum Haris Alvi Mustafa Dawood Uzma Rasheed Mohammed Akram Nisar Ahmed |
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Abubakar Tauseef Muhammad Sohaib Asghar Mariam Amir Maryam Zafar Ayesha Anum Haris Alvi Mustafa Dawood Uzma Rasheed Mohammed Akram Nisar Ahmed Microscopic polyangiitis: an incidental finding in a patient with stroke Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives microscopic incidental finding stroke patient |
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Abubakar Tauseef Muhammad Sohaib Asghar Mariam Amir Maryam Zafar Ayesha Anum Haris Alvi Mustafa Dawood Uzma Rasheed Mohammed Akram Nisar Ahmed |
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Microscopic polyangiitis: an incidental finding in a patient with stroke |
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Microscopic polyangiitis: an incidental finding in a patient with stroke |
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Microscopic polyangiitis: an incidental finding in a patient with stroke |
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Microscopic polyangiitis: an incidental finding in a patient with stroke |
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Microscopic polyangiitis: an incidental finding in a patient with stroke |
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microscopic polyangiitis: an incidental finding in a patient with stroke |
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Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives |
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Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) is a primary systemic vasculitis characterized by inflammation of small-sized vessels associated with the presence of anti-neutrophilic cytoplasmic antibodies. We report a case of a 39-year-old female diagnosed with microscopic polyangiitis as an incidental finding who presented with signs and symptoms of a stroke at a young age. Usually, it presents with fever, malaise, skin rash, weight loss, mononeuritis multiplex, and arthralgia/myalgia. Very rarely, it can involve meninges to cause meningeal vasculitis which can present as a febrile seizure. The most frequent neurological manifestation is peripheral neuropathy. Cerebral infarction or hemorrhage as an isolated finding is very rarely observed in the patient with MPA as was seen in our patient. |
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