2015
Autoimmune myelofibrosis with pancytopenia as a presenting manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus responsive to mycophenolate mofetil
Ungprasert P, Chowdhary V, Davis M, Makol A. Autoimmune myelofibrosis with pancytopenia as a presenting manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus responsive to mycophenolate mofetil. Lupus 2015, 25: 427-430. PMID: 26537421, DOI: 10.1177/0961203315615221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusAutoimmune myelofibrosisLupus erythematosusBullous skin lesionsPresenting manifestationPeripheral destructionHematological abnormalitiesSkin lesionsMofetilErythematosusPancytopeniaMyelofibrosisManifestationsLeucopeniaThrombocytopeniaAnemiaGlucocorticoidsLesionsAbnormalities
2009
Noninfectious Ascending Aortitis: A Case Series of 64 Patients
Liang KP, Chowdhary VR, Michet CJ, Miller DV, Sundt TM, Connolly HM, Crowson CS, Matteson EL, Warrington KJ. Noninfectious Ascending Aortitis: A Case Series of 64 Patients. The Journal Of Rheumatology 2009, 36: 2290-2297. PMID: 19648309, DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.090081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGiant cell arteritisAscending aortitisClinical presentationPreoperative erythrocyte sedimentation rateAortic aneurysm resectionMedian followup timePolymyalgia rheumatica symptomsRetrospective medical recordsErythrocyte sedimentation rateMajor aortic branchesAbsence of historyAdditional vascular abnormalitiesAneurysm resectionNoninfectious aortitisRheumatologic historyConstitutional symptomsCell arteritisImaging abnormalitiesInitial presentationSuch patientsCase seriesClinicopathologic featuresFollowup timeAbdominal aneurysmClinical entity
2007
Characterization of haemorrhagic pulmonary capillaritis: another manifestation of Pristane-induced lupus
Chowdhary V, Grande J, Luthra H, David C. Characterization of haemorrhagic pulmonary capillaritis: another manifestation of Pristane-induced lupus. Rheumatology 2007, 46: 1405-1410. PMID: 17576695, DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kem117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibodiesBronchoalveolar lavagePulmonary capillaritisAntinuclear antibodiesIL-10IL-6IL-4IL-2TNF-alphaIFN-gammaPhosphate-buffered saline injectionEvidence of vasculitisLupus-specific autoantibodiesPristane-induced lupusPristane-injected miceImmune complex depositionSingle intraperitoneal injectionDifferential cell countsPristane injectionAlveolar inflammationCytokine levelsCytoplasm antibodiesLupus lesionsNeutrophil infiltrationEndothelial injury