BACKGROUND Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis(EGPA)is a multisystem disease characterized by allergic rhinitis,asthma,and a significantly high eosinophil count in the peripheral blood.It mainly involves the...
BACKGROUND Granulomatosis with polyangiitis is a necrotizing inflammation of small andmedium-sized vessels accompanied by formation of granuloma, involvement ofprimary granulomatous upper and lower respiratory tracts,...
BACKGROUND Eosinophilic granulomatosis polyangiitis(EGPA)is a small vessel necrotizing vasculitis that commonly presents as peripheral eosinophilia and asthma;however,it can rarely manifest with cardiac involvement su...
BACKGROUND Tocilizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody against the interleukin-6(IL-6)receptor that is commonly used to treat large vessel vasculitis and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-related small vessel vas...
We report a case of calculous eosinophilic cholecystitis (EC) without symptoms suggesting the presence of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA). A 68 years old male immunocompetent, presented to the Eme...
Mycophenolic acid, the active metabolite for mycophenolate mofetil and mycophenolic sodium, is a strong, noncompetitive, reversible inhibitor of inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase, the key enzyme in de novo synthesis...