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ArticleCureus2023

Immunoglobulin A Vasculitis: Contemplating Treatment for Gastrointestinal Involvement.

Ernesto R Lopez Castillo, Osman Bhatty

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ernesto R Lopez CastilloInternal Medicine, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, USA.
Osman BhattyRheumatology, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, USA.
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This is a case of a 30-year-old female with a history of recent cholecystectomy who presented with a chief complaint of diffuse rash, abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. Infectious and autoimmune tests were unrevealing, but a skin biopsy confirmed the presence of immunoglobulin A (IgA) vasculitis. Worsening gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms prompted the care team to pursue upper and lower endoscopies, which were suggestive of GI involvement of IgA vasculitis. The patient responded well to corticosteroids and later had a recurrence of diarrhea which improved with cholestyramine, raising the question of a co-existent post-cholecystectomy syndrome. This case highlights the importance of having broad differential diagnoses, and establishing the extent of organ involvement in IgA vasculitis, as this can dictate the type of treatment used.

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abdominal paincase reportcorticosteroidshenoch-schönlein purpuraiga vasculitisiga vasculitis histopathologyrash

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PMID37362476
PMCPMC10287093
OpenAlexW4377862143

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