Chronic periaortitis (retroperitoneal fibrosis) concurrent with recurrent cutaneous eosinophilic vasculitis

Case Rep Dermatol Med. 2011:2011:548634. doi: 10.1155/2011/548634. Epub 2011 Sep 8.

Abstract

Chronic periaortitis (CP) is usually accompanied by at least mild manifestations of systemic autoimmunity; however, skin manifestations are rare. Here, we report an 82-year-old woman presenting with a pruritic annular eosinophilic dermatosis that led to the diagnosis of recurrent cutaneous eosinophilic vasculitis (RCEV) coexisting with a latent CP. The present paper is reminder that a CP should be included as a potential differential diagnosis in the elaboration of patients with cutaneous vasculitis that is suspicious of underlying autoimmunity.

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