Artigo Revisado por pares

MICROSCOPIC POLYANGIITIS AS THE CAUSE OF CHEST PAIN IN A POSTPARTUM FEMALE

2020; Elsevier BV; Volume: 75; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0735-1097(20)33679-2

ISSN

1558-3597

Autores

Sabah Iqbal, Asghar Fakhri,

Tópico(s)

Urticaria and Related Conditions

Resumo

Microscopic Polyangiitis (MPO) is described as a triad of palpable purpura, glomerulonephritis and pulmonary infiltrates. Cardiac involvement is rare but can be life-threatening. A 30-year-old female presented with two episodes of exertional left-sided chest pain postpartum. She had elevated

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