Sepsis and tumor emboli mimic vasculitis.
An unequivocal diagnosis of vasculitis typical of polyarteritis was made in a sixty one year old male. At post mortem no vasculitis was found, but there were widespread microabscesses and tumour emboli from an occult adenocarcinoma of the caecum. The importance of considering other pathologies which may mimic vasculitis is emphasised.
Persey
M R
MR
Department of Medicine, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK.
Gumpel
J M
JM
Weston
J
J
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis