Systemic sclerosis terminating as systemic necrotizing angiitis.

Ishikawa, O; Tamura, T; Ohnishi, K; Miyachi, Y; Ishii, K · Br J Dermatol · 1993

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report a 57-year-old woman with systemic sclerosis (SSc) who died suddenly, following a haemoptysis. At post-mortem, systemic necrotizing angiitis of small vessels was observed in several organs. Necrotizing angiitis has been reported as a rare complication of systemic sclerosis, and is usually lethal.

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