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Systemic paraneoplastic vasculitis secondary to papillary carcinoma of the thyroid
Author(s) -
Guerouaz N.,
Alaoui M.,
Raiss M.,
Hassam B.,
Senouci K.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/ced.12800
Subject(s) - medicine , vasculitis , systemic vasculitis , pathology , thyroid , thyroid carcinoma , dermatology , carcinoma , systemic disease , thyroidectomy , immunopathology , disease
Summary Systemic vasculitis secondary to thyroid carcinomas is exceptional. We report the case of a 55‐year‐old woman who presented with systemic vasculitis involving leucocytoclastic cutaneous vasculitis and renal disorders secondary to papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Her symptoms resolved completely after total thyroidectomy. Other causes of vasculitis were excluded. To our knowledge, this is only the second case reported of systemic vasculitis associated with PTC in a paraneoplastic manner.