Lupus-associated vasculitis manifesting as acute appendicitis in a 16 year old girl.
A 16 year old female with systemic lupus erythematosus presents with acute appendicitis. Final pathologic analysis of the appendix describes a lupus-associated vasculitis.
Cellini
Christina
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Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA. cellinic@wudosis.wustl.edu.
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