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Cler SJ, Ogden MA, Farrell NF, Roland LT, Diffie CE, Schneider JS. When inflammation is not just inflammation-A review of systemic diseases of the nose and sinuses part 2: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis. Am J Otolaryngol 2024; 45:104207. [PMID: 38176206 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2023.104207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Chronic rhinosinusitis is a very common condition. Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (eGPA) are systemic diseases which can contribute to the development of chronic rhinosinusitis in select patients. OBJECTIVE Characterize the presenting features, diagnostic criteria, workup, and management of granulomatosis with polyangiitis and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis as they are encountered in otolaryngology clinics. METHODS Full length manuscripts published 2000 or later were reviewed. A separate search was conducted for each disease. Pertinent clinical features related to sinonasal manifestations of GPA and eGPA were collected and reported in this review. RESULTS 467 references were discovered during literature review process. In total, 42 references for GPA and 35 references for eGPA were included in this review. CONCLUSION GPA and eGPA are vasculitis syndromes which commonly present in the context of multisystem disease. For GPA, pulmonary and renal disease are common; for eGPA a history of asthma is nearly ubiquitous. Sinonasal disease is a very common feature for both disease processes and may precede the development of systemic symptoms in many patients. Clinical work up and diagnosis is complex and generally requires multidisciplinary care. Treatment primarily consists of immunosuppressive agents, and a number of steroids, steroid sparing agents, and biologics have been shown to be effective. The role of sinus surgery includes tissue biopsy for diagnosis, functional surgery for symptom management in select cases, and reconstruction of cosmetic and functional defects.
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- Samuel J Cler
- Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, United States of America.
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- Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, United States of America
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- Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, United States of America
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- Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, United States of America
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- Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, United States of America
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- Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, United States of America
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Roccuzzo G, Bardini D, Giordano S, Conti L, Ribero S, Quaglino P. Rapidly evolving nasal ulceration: a clinical challenge. Ital J Dermatol Venerol 2023; 158:369-370. [PMID: 37387641 DOI: 10.23736/s2784-8671.23.07552-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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- Gabriele Roccuzzo
- Section of Dermatology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy -
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Section of Surgical Pathology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Byszewska A, Skrzypiec I, Rymarz A, Niemczyk S, Rękas M. Ocular Involvement of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis. J Clin Med 2023; 12:4448. [PMID: 37445483 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12134448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), formerly referred to as Wegener's disease, is a form of ANCA-associated vasculitis. It manifests mainly in the kidneys and the upper respiratory tract, but ocular involvement is not uncommon. In this article, four cases with ocular manifestations are presented with comprehensive photographic documentation. We describe the way to proper diagnosis, which may be long, the possible treatment, and the final outcomes. Our patients had the following ocular manifestations of GPA: retinal vasculitis, anterior necrotizing scleritis, medial orbital wall and orbital floor erosion with middle face deformation, compressive optic neuropathy due to retrobulbar inflammatory mass, and the abscess of the eyelids, inflammatory intraorbital mass causing exophthalmos and diplopia. This manuscript includes the description of severe forms of GPA, the initial signs and symptoms, relapses, and difficulties in achieving remission. The extraocular involvement is described with diagnostic modalities and laboratory findings. One of the reported cases was diagnosed by an ophthalmologist on the basis of ocular symptoms in the early stages of the disease. Our outcomes are compared with those discussed in the literature.
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- Anna Byszewska
- Ophthalmology Department, Military Institute of Medicine-National Research Institute, Szaserów 128, 04-141 Warsaw, Poland
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- Ophthalmology Department, Military Institute of Medicine-National Research Institute, Szaserów 128, 04-141 Warsaw, Poland
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- Nephrology Department, Military Institute of Medicine-National Research Institute, Szaserów 128, 04-141 Warsaw, Poland
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- Nephrology Department, Military Institute of Medicine-National Research Institute, Szaserów 128, 04-141 Warsaw, Poland
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- Ophthalmology Department, Military Institute of Medicine-National Research Institute, Szaserów 128, 04-141 Warsaw, Poland
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Maqbool U, Maqbool A, Maqbool A, Qadeer A, Mehmood MF, Loon M. An atypical presentation of granulomatosis with polyangiitis: A case report. Radiol Case Rep 2023; 18:2245-2248. [PMID: 37113631 PMCID: PMC10126852 DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a systemic vasculitis that is associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (c-ANCA). It classically presents with sinonasal, pulmonary and renal involvement. We are presenting a case of a 32-year-old male who presented with septal perforation, crusting and nasal obstruction. He had been operated on twice for sinonasal polyposis. Relevant investigations revealed that he was actually suffering from GPA. The patient was started on remission induction therapy. A combination of methotrexate and prednisolone was started with a 2-weekly follow-up. The patient had experienced his symptoms for 2 years before presentation. This case highlights the importance of correlating ENT and pulmonary symptoms to reach the correct diagnosis.
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- Umar Maqbool
- Department of ENT, King Edward Medical University Lahore, Pakistan
- Corresponding author.
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- Department of Medicine, Rashid Latif Medical College Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, CMH Medical College Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, King Edward Medical University Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, King Edward Medical University Lahore, Pakistan
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Quartuccio L, Treppo E, Urso L, Del Frate G, Mescia F, Alberici F, Vaglio A, Emmi G. Unmet needs in ANCA-associated vasculitis: Physicians' and patients' perspectives. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1112899. [PMID: 36911748 PMCID: PMC9995379 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1112899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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In recent years, clinical research has increased significantly and therapies for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis have improved. However, there are still unanswered questions and unmet needs about AAV patients. The purpose of this review is to examine the frontiers of research related to emerging biomarkers eventually predicting relapse, and new therapeutic approaches, not to mention new quality of life assessment tools. Identifying predictors of relapse may help optimize therapeutic strategies, minimize disease recurrence, and reduce treatment-related side effects. In addition, it is important to recognize that patients may suffer long-term consequences of the disease and its treatment, which, although life-saving, is often associated with significant side effects. Our goal, therefore, is to highlight what has been achieved, the pitfalls, and what still needs to be done, comparing the views of physicians and patients.
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- Luca Quartuccio
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria del Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria del Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria del Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, University of Brescia, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, University of Brescia, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
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- Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, Meyer Children’s Hospital, Florence, Italy
- Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University Department of Medicine, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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Updates of ocular involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2022; 261:1515-1523. [DOI: 10.1007/s00417-022-05918-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Zhang C, Wang S, Casal Moura M, Yi ES, Bowen AJ, Specks U, Warrington KJ, Bayan SL, Ekbom DC, Luo F, Edell ES, Kasperbauer JL, Vassallo R. RNA Sequencing of Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis Tissues Uncovers Putative Profibrotic Mechanisms and Identifies a Prognostic Biomarker. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2022; 192:1506-1530. [PMID: 35948078 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2022.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Idiopathic subglottic stenosis (iSGS) is a localized airway disease that almost exclusively affects females. Understanding the molecular mechanisms involved may provide insights leading to therapeutic interventions. Next-generation sequencing was performed on tissue sections from patients with iSGS (n = 22), antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV; n = 5), and matched controls (n = 9) to explore candidate genes and mechanisms of disease. Gene expression changes were validated, and selected markers were identified by immunofluorescence staining. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and leukocyte extravasation pathways were the biological mechanisms most relevant to iSGS pathogenesis. Alternatively activated macrophages (M2) were abundant in the subepithelium and perisubmucosal glands of the airway in iSGS and AAV. Increased expression of the mesenchymal marker S100A4 and decreased expression of the epithelial marker epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EPCAM) further supported a role for EMT, but to different extents, in iSGS and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated subglottic stenosis. In patients with iSGS, high expression of prostate transmembrane protein, androgen induced 1 (PMEPA1), an EMT regulator, was associated with a shorter recurrence interval (25 versus 116 months: hazard ratio = 4.16; P = 0.041; 95% CI, 1.056-15.60). Thus, EMT is a key pathogenetic mechanism of subglottic stenosis in iSGS and AAV. M2 macrophages contribute to the pathogenesis of both diseases, suggesting a shared profibrotic mechanism, and PMEPA1 may be a biomarker for predicting disease recurrence in iSGS.
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- Chujie Zhang
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Thoracic Diseases Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China School of Medicine and West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Thoracic Diseases Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Thoracic Diseases Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Departments of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Thoracic Diseases Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China School of Medicine and West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Thoracic Diseases Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Thoracic Diseases Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
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Ishikawa T, Suzuki J, Shirai T, Koizumi S, Tsuchiya Y, Hishinuma K, Nakamura Y, Katori Y. Presence of Phlebitis in Aseptic Nasal Septal Abscess Complicated with Ulcerative Colitis; Possible Association with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A Case Report. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2022; 258:29-34. [PMID: 35768225 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.2022.j053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Tomohiko Ishikawa
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Japan Community Health Care Organization (JCHO) Sendai Hospital.,Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Japan Community Health Care Organization (JCHO) Sendai Hospital.,Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Nephrology, Japan Community Health Care Organization (JCHO) Sendai Hospital
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Japan Community Health Care Organization (JCHO) Sendai Hospital
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- Division of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
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MacDonald-Nethercott M, Ples D, Woitek R, Beddowes E. Ossified diagnosis: sarcoidosis masquerading as metastatic breast cancer. BMJ Case Rep 2021; 14:14/5/e237516. [PMID: 33972292 PMCID: PMC8112402 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-237516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
Abstract
A 40-year-old woman was referred to the Breast Unit with a solid lump in her right breast. Investigations revealed an invasive lobular carcinoma. The patient underwent a right-sided mastectomy and sentinel lymph node (LN) biopsy, which confirmed axillary LN involvement. The postsurgery staging CT showed unusual enlargement of mediastinal and hilar LN bilaterally. This was consistent with positron emission tomography/CT and MRI, which further established the presence of several bone lesions. Determining the pathology within the LN and bones was pivotal in providing an accurate diagnosis and deciding subsequent management. However, histopathological analysis of the initial endobronchial ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy of mediastinal LN failed to identify definitive metastatic breast cancer cells. The case was extensively discussed in several multidisciplinary team meetings. Collective evidence, including clinical presentation, comparative imaging analysis, and further biopsies confirmed sarcoidosis with bone involvement-mimicking metastatic disease.
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- School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Radiology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Oncology, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK
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Tiewsoh I, Dey B, Lyngdoh M, Lynrah K, Synrem E, Mitra A. Granulomatous interstitial nephritis in granulomatosis with polyangiitis mimicking leprosy: A case report. J Family Med Prim Care 2020; 9:5783-5786. [PMID: 33532434 PMCID: PMC7842479 DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1070_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Revised: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Granulomatous polyangiitis (GPA) is a small vessel vasculitis commonly affecting the upper and lower respiratory tracts and kidneys. About 90% of the cases are associated with ANCA, namely, PR3-ANCA and MPO-ANCA. Herein, we describe a patient of GPA who presented with anasarca, sensory neuropathy, recurrent upper airway congestion, epistaxis, and rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis. Granulomatous interstitial nephritis and necrotizing granulomatous inflammation of the nasal septum were found on biopsy of the kidney and nasal septum, respectively both of which are rare findings. PR3-ANCA and MPO-ANCA were negative. Fulfilling the ACR criteria, this case of GPA proves that biopsy is still the gold standard of diagnosis.
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- Iadarilang Tiewsoh
- Department of General Medicine, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong
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- Department of Pathology, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong
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- Department of General Medicine, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong
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- Department of General Medicine, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong
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- Department of General Medicine, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong
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- Department of General Medicine, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong
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