Pulmonary medium vessel vasculitis in an 11 year old boy: Hughes Stovin syndrome as a variant of polyarteritis nodosa?

Pulmonary medium vessel vasculitis in an 11 year old boy: Hughes Stovin syndrome as a variant of polyarteritis nodosa?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>We present the case of an 11-year-old boy presenting with haemoptysis, dyspnoea and weight loss as a manifestation of isolated pulmonary vasculitis, leading to pulmonary hypertension. He also appeared to have a longstanding dural venous sinus thrombosis. This rar...

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Main Authors: Bootsma Hendrika, Roofthooft Marc TR, Koppelman Gerard H, de Vries Willemien, Leijsma Martha K, Armbrust Wineke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
Online Access:http://www.ped-rheum.com/content/9/1/19

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