title: Systemic vasculitis in a patient with rhupus syndrome.
abstract: Rhupus is a rare syndrome characterized by overlap of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Previous reports mentioned that rhupus patients have prominent RA associated clinical manifestations and only mild organic damage related to SLE. Progressive or life-threatening manifestations are rare in rhupus patients. Our patient diagnosed as rhupus was a young women, presented with multi-organ involvement of systemic vasculitis. Rheumatologists should be aware of possibility that rhupus may be accompanied by progressive or life-threatening conditions such as vasculitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Gaziantep University, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep. drorhanzengin@gmail.com.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Zengin
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Onder
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sarica
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Turkbeyler
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kimyon
authors.forename: Z H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kisacik
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Onat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic / Q000097:blood; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000097:blood; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor / Q000097:blood; D013577:Syndrome; D056647:Systemic Vasculitis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic; D015415:Biomarkers; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor