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A case of pulmonary asbestosis presenting with temporal arteritis involving multiple medium-sized vessels.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18159568     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A 76-year-old woman with pulmonary asbestosis was admitted with fever and polymyalgia. She subsequently developed a visual disorder, hemoptysis, and hemoperitoneum. A biopsy of the temporal artery revealed the presence of giant-cell arteritis. CT and angiography showed hemorrhaging from the bronchial and abdominal arteries. These observations suggested temporal arteritis in which medium-sized vessels were involved. This case implies the association between vasculitis and asbestosis, and suggests a problem in the classification of vasculitides.
Authors:
Shintaro Hirata; Noboru Hattori; Nobuhisa Ishikawa; Kazunori Fujitaka; Kazuhiko Kumagai; Yasuyuki Taooka; Yoshinori Haruta; Akihito Yokoyama; Nobuoki Kohno
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2007-12-26
Journal Detail:
Title:  Modern rheumatology / the Japan Rheumatism Association     Volume:  18     ISSN:  1439-7595     ISO Abbreviation:  Mod Rheumatol     Publication Date:  2008  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-02-05     Completed Date:  2008-05-20     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100959226     Medline TA:  Mod Rheumatol     Country:  Japan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  100-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Molecular and Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Asbestosis / complications*,  pathology*
Female
Giant Cell Arteritis / complications*,  pathology*
Hemoperitoneum / etiology
Hemoptysis / etiology
Humans

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