Systemic vasculitis complicating infantile autoimmune enteropathy.
Arch Dis Child
; 71(6): 534-5, 1994 Dec.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7726616
ABSTRACT
An infant with unexplained sideroblastic anaemia and severe protracted diarrhoea due to autoimmune gut disease is reported. Despite treatment with an exclusion diet and immunosuppressive agents she developed a severe systemic vasculitic illness. Intensive treatment with plasmapheresis resulted in resolution of the vasculitic process but the child subsequently died after overwhelming septicaemia.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Autoinmunes
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Vasculitis
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Enfermedades Intestinales
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Dis Child
Año:
1994
Tipo del documento:
Article