Pulmonary fibrosis and other clinical manifestations of small vessel vasculitis in a family with seropositive juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

We report on a family (mother, daughter, and son) suffering from progressive pulmonary fibrosis associated with deforming arthritis, sinusitis, glomerulonephritis, and cutaneous vasculitis. We suggest that these clinical features display the variable expressions of small‐vessel vasculitis in juvenil...

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Published in:Pediatric pulmonology 2002-01, Vol.33 (1), p.65-70
Main Authors: Rohayem, Julia, Leupold, W., Paul, K.‐D., Gahr, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arthritis, Juvenile - complications
Arthritis, Juvenile - genetics
Arthritis, Juvenile - pathology
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Vessels - pathology
childhood
cutaneous vasculitis
Family
Female
glomerulonephritis
Humans
interstitial lung disease
juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Male
Medical sciences
multisystemic vasculitis
pulmonary fibrosis
Pulmonary Fibrosis - etiology
Pulmonary Fibrosis - genetics
Pulmonary Fibrosis - pathology
Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis
Vasculitis - etiology
Vasculitis - genetics
Vasculitis - pathology
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Summary:We report on a family (mother, daughter, and son) suffering from progressive pulmonary fibrosis associated with deforming arthritis, sinusitis, glomerulonephritis, and cutaneous vasculitis. We suggest that these clinical features display the variable expressions of small‐vessel vasculitis in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2002; 33:65–70. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:8755-6863
1099-0496
DOI:10.1002/ppul.10026