Testicular involvement in rheumatoid vasculitis

D.F. Mayer, E.L. Matteson

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA 

ABSTRACT
We report the case of an adult with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who developed biopsy-confirmed testicular involvement of vasculitis in the setting of mononeuritis multiplex. This unusual presentation of rheumatoid vasculitis was successfully treated with a combination of corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide.

Key words
Rheumatoid arthritis, vasculitis, rheumatoid vasculitis, testicle.

Please address correspondence to: Dean F. Mayer, MD, Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.

Clin Exp Rheumatol 2004; 22 (Suppl. 36): S62-S64.
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