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A clinical phenotype of VEXAS syndrome with pleural effusion, infiltrates, and systemic inflammation in a 76-year-old patient: a case report.

Melanie BergerFalk SchumacherMaximilian Wollsching-StrobelDoreen KroppenSarah B StanzelDaniel S MajorskiKathrin FrickeIlka PlathWolfram WindischMaximilian Zimmermann
Published in: Journal of medical case reports (2024)
VEXAS syndrome demands an aggressive treatment approach due to its high mortality rate and refractory nature. This case underscores the importance of including VEXAS syndrome in differential diagnoses, particularly for patients with systemic inflammation and pulmonary symptoms, and calls for multidisciplinary management and extensive research to understand its full range of clinical phenotypes.
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