The current case study discusses Raynaud's phenomenon in
association with a high eosinophil count and hypocomplementemia. In the study,
a 28-year-old female patient had Raynaud's phenomenon and a non-healing finger
ulcer. Upon analysis, it was discovered that the patient also had
hypocomplementemia and a high eosinophil count. The patient was diagnosed with
diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis and started treatment, the concomitant
helminth infection that was causing her other lab abnormalities.
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis and post-infectious glomerulonephritis
are two renal causes. SLE, cryoglobulinemia, rheumatoid vasculitis,
polyarteritis nodosa, and urticarial vasculitis are a few examples of
rheumatological causes. The hypocom- plementemia in this patient is most likely
caused by her helminthic illness. This instance raises the prospect that two
distinct diagnoses could present simultaneously and result in a therapeutic
dilemma.
Author(s) Details:
Ahmad Al-Shami,
Department of Rheumatology, Farwaniya Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Naser Al Hadhood,
Department of Rheumatology, Farwaniya Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/CPMS-V5/article/view/7650
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