Inflammatory pseudotumor of the heart with vasculitis and venous thrombosis.
Inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) is a tumor-like reactive lesion of unknown etiology. An unusual case of intracardiac IPT with multisystemic involvement, including leukocytoclastic vasculitis, polyarthritis, and inferior vena cava thrombosis in a 17-year-old boy is reported. This unique combination may suggest that immune/autoimmune factors are important in the pathogenesis of IPT.
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Department of Medicine C, Golda Medical Center (Hasharon Hospital), Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
Sandbank
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Rudnicki
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Zahavi
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D000293:Adolescent; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000473:pathology; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D006346:Heart Septum; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000473:pathology*; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000473:pathology; D018366:Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / Q000473:pathology*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology*