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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0001-6002</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Médica Costarricense]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta méd. costarric]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0001-6002</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Colegio de Médicos y Cirujanos de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S0001-60022018000200034</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Vasculitis reumatoide: a propósito de dos casos]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Rheumatoid vasculitis: about two cases]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez-Benavides]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marvin]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Dr. Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia Servicio de Reumatología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>60</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>34</fpage>
<lpage>37</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0001-60022018000200034&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0001-60022018000200034&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0001-60022018000200034&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen La vasculitis reumatoide constituye una complicación inusual, pero severa, de la artritis reumatoide, caracterizada por un proceso inflamatorio que compromete vasos sanguíneos de pequeño y mediano calibre, asociada o no a manifestaciones extraarticulares. Algunos factores predisponentes descritos incluyen ciertos haplotipos de antígenos leucocitarios humanos, fumado y enfermedad de larga data. Una disminución en la incidencia ha sido notada desde los años 90 y confirmada en estudios recientes, asociada en particular a un diagnóstico precoz de artritis reumatoide y estrategias terapéuticas que incluyen un aumento en la prescripción de metotrexate. La vasculitis reumatoide se asocia a tasas de mortalidad hasta del 40% a los 5 años y morbilidad importante. Se presentan dos pacientes con diagnóstico previo de artritis reumatoide, con un cuadro crónico de úlceras y disestesias en miembros inferiores, asociado a síndrome anémico. Los estudios histológicos revelaron vasculitis de mediano vaso compatible con vasculitis reumatoide. Se inició manejo con inmunosupresores más esteroides, con resolución del cuadro clínico inicial.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Rheumatoid vasculitis remains a rare but serious complication of rheumatoid arthritis characterized by an inflammatory process that primarily affects small to medium-sized blood vessels, it can be associated with other extra-articular manifestations. A number of predictor or predisposing factors including certain human leukocyte antigen haplotypes, smoking and long-standing disease. A declining trend in the incidence of rheumatoid vasculitis has been noted since the 1990s and reconfirmed in recent studies, related to early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, and widespread use of methotrexate. Rheumatoid vasculitis is associated with high rates of premature mortality with up to 40% of patients dying by 5 years, as well as a significant morbidity. We present two patients with diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis with a chronic condition of ulcers and dysesthesias on legs associated with anemic syndrome; the histological study revealed medium size vasculitis. Treatment with inmunosuppresants and steroids was given with resolution of symptoms.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[vasculitis reumatoide]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[artritis reumatoide]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[manifestaciones extraarticulares]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[rheumatoid vasculitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[rheumatoid arthritis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[extra-articular manifestations]]></kwd>
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