Lupus-associated vasculitis manifesting as acute appendicitis in a 16 year old girl

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Pediatric Rheumatology

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Lupus-associated vasculitis manifesting as acute appendicitis in a 16 year old girl

Christina Cellini¹ , Syed A Hoda² and Nitsana Spigland¹

¹Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA

²Department of Pathology, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA

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Pediatric Rheumatology 2008, 6:10doi:10.1186/1546-0096-6-10


Published:	27 June 2008

Abstract

A 16 year old female with systemic lupus erythematosus presents with acute appendicitis. Final pathologic analysis of the appendix describes a lupus-associated vasculitis.