| Abstract | Systemic necrotizing vasculitis is uncommon in children and may be rarely associated with gangrene. We describe a 3-yr-old girl with parvovirus B19-induced necrotizing vasculitis whose digital gangrene was successfully treated with iloprost, a prostacyclin analogue. |
| Authors | F Zulian, C Costantini, M C Montesco, F Schiavon, F Zacchello
(Affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University of Padua, Italy.)
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| Journal | British journal of rheumatology
(Br J Rheumatol)
Vol. 37
Issue 2
Pg. 228-30
(Feb 1998)
ISSN: 0263-7103 ENGLAND |
| PMID | 9569082
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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| Chemical References |
- Antibodies, Viral
- Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
- Iloprost
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| Topics |
- Antibodies, Viral
(analysis)
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Fingers
(pathology)
- Gangrene
(drug therapy, pathology, virology)
- Humans
- Iloprost
(therapeutic use)
- Parvoviridae Infections
(complications, drug therapy)
- Parvovirus B19, Human
(immunology)
- Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
(therapeutic use)
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
(drug therapy, pathology, virology)
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