Necrotizing vasculitis in immediate response to a shoulder dislocation

Loes van Hooff; Dennis G Barten; Judith Potjewijd; P van Paassen

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2018.04.036

Necrotizing vasculitis in immediate response to a shoulder dislocation

Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Aug;36(8):1523.e1-1523.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.04.036. Epub 2018 Apr 18.

Authors

Loes van Hooff¹, Dennis G Barten², Judith Potjewijd³, P van Paassen³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, VieCuri Medical Center, Venlo, The Netherlands.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, VieCuri Medical Center, Venlo, The Netherlands. Electronic address: dbarten@viecuri.nl.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

PMID: 29691104
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.04.036

Abstract

The shoulder is one of the most commonly dislocated joints in the human body. Complications usually represent local damage. However, it is unclear whether joint dislocations can have systemic sequellae as wSell. Here we present the case of an 86-year-old female who developed necrotizing cryoglobulinaemic vasculitis in immediate response to a shoulder dislocation. We hypothesize there might be a link between trauma and systemic disease.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Cryoglobulinemia / diagnosis*
Cryoglobulinemia / etiology*
Cryoglobulinemia / therapy
Female
Humans
Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
Plasma Exchange
Shoulder Dislocation / complications*
Shoulder Dislocation / physiopathology
Vasculitis / etiology*
Vasculitis / therapy

Substances

Methylprednisolone