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Case Reports
. 2016 Apr 16;2(2):153-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2016.03.003. eCollection 2016 Mar.

Paraneoplastic microscopic polyangiitis presenting after thymectomy

Elisabeth H Tracey  1 , Auris O Huen  1 , Antoine G Sreih  2 , Tracey Evans  3 , Sidney Kobrin  4 , Adam I Rubin  1 , Misha Rosenbach  1
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Case Reports

Paraneoplastic microscopic polyangiitis presenting after thymectomy

Elisabeth H Tracey et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: MPA, microscopic polyangiitis; UV, urticarial vasculitis; microscopic polyangiitis; pANCA, perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody; paraneoplastic; urticaria; urticarial vasculitis; vasculitis.

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Fig 1
Fig 1
MPA clinical photographs. Blanchable, edematous, erythematous papules admixed with hyperpigmented ecchymotic patches.
Fig 2
Fig 2
MPA histologic findings. A, Low-power view shows focal dermal hemorrhage and dermal inflammation predominantly composed of neutrophils with occasional eosinophils. B, High-power view shows the inflammation and focal extravasated erythrocytes and leukocytoclasis and focal vascular wall damage. (A and B, hematoxylin-eosin stain; original magnifications: A, ×100; B, ×200.)
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