title: Lupus-associated vasculitis manifesting as acute appendicitis in a 16 year old girl.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA. cellinic@wudosis.wustl.edu.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cellini
authors.forename: Syed A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Hoda
authors.forename: Nitsana
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Spigland