Vasculitis of the gall bladder in rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus.
Three cases of acute cholecystitis due to vasculitis of the gall bladder are described; one in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis, and two in association with systemic lupus erythematosus.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D001167:Arteritis / Q000473:pathology*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000473:pathology*; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000473:pathology