Chronic Periaortitis (Retroperitoneal Fibrosis) Concurrent with Recurrent Cutaneous Eosinophilic Vasculitis
Chronic periaortitis (CP) is usually accompanied by at least mild manifestations of systemic autoimmunity; however, skin manifestations are rare. Here, we report an 82-year-old woman presenting with a pruritic annular eosinophilic dermatosis that led to the diagnosis of recurrent cutaneous eosinophi...
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| author | Despoina Kiorpelidou Georgios Gaitanis Aikaterini Zioga Athina C. Tsili Ioannis D. Bassukas |
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| description | Chronic periaortitis (CP) is usually accompanied by at least mild manifestations of systemic autoimmunity; however, skin manifestations are rare. Here, we report an 82-year-old woman presenting with a pruritic annular eosinophilic dermatosis that led to the diagnosis of recurrent cutaneous eosinophilic vasculitis (RCEV) coexisting with a latent CP. The present paper is reminder that a CP should be included as a potential differential diagnosis in the elaboration of patients with cutaneous vasculitis that is suspicious of underlying autoimmunity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e609c056b59c40888e59b67a12e4ad492025-08-20T03:26:04ZengWileyCase Reports in Dermatological Medicine2090-64632090-64712011-01-01201110.1155/2011/548634548634Chronic Periaortitis (Retroperitoneal Fibrosis) Concurrent with Recurrent Cutaneous Eosinophilic VasculitisDespoina Kiorpelidou0Georgios Gaitanis1Aikaterini Zioga2Athina C. Tsili3Ioannis D. Bassukas4Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina and University Hospital of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment of Skin and Venereal Diseases, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina and University Hospital of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina and University Hospital of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment of Clinical Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina and University Hospital of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment of Skin and Venereal Diseases, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina and University Hospital of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceChronic periaortitis (CP) is usually accompanied by at least mild manifestations of systemic autoimmunity; however, skin manifestations are rare. Here, we report an 82-year-old woman presenting with a pruritic annular eosinophilic dermatosis that led to the diagnosis of recurrent cutaneous eosinophilic vasculitis (RCEV) coexisting with a latent CP. The present paper is reminder that a CP should be included as a potential differential diagnosis in the elaboration of patients with cutaneous vasculitis that is suspicious of underlying autoimmunity.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/548634 |
| spellingShingle | Despoina Kiorpelidou Georgios Gaitanis Aikaterini Zioga Athina C. Tsili Ioannis D. Bassukas Chronic Periaortitis (Retroperitoneal Fibrosis) Concurrent with Recurrent Cutaneous Eosinophilic Vasculitis Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine |
| title | Chronic Periaortitis (Retroperitoneal Fibrosis) Concurrent with Recurrent Cutaneous Eosinophilic Vasculitis |
| title_full | Chronic Periaortitis (Retroperitoneal Fibrosis) Concurrent with Recurrent Cutaneous Eosinophilic Vasculitis |
| title_fullStr | Chronic Periaortitis (Retroperitoneal Fibrosis) Concurrent with Recurrent Cutaneous Eosinophilic Vasculitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chronic Periaortitis (Retroperitoneal Fibrosis) Concurrent with Recurrent Cutaneous Eosinophilic Vasculitis |
| title_short | Chronic Periaortitis (Retroperitoneal Fibrosis) Concurrent with Recurrent Cutaneous Eosinophilic Vasculitis |
| title_sort | chronic periaortitis retroperitoneal fibrosis concurrent with recurrent cutaneous eosinophilic vasculitis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/548634 |
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