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Ba-Shammakh SA, Al-Zughali EA, Kalaji ZH, Al-Bourah AM, Al-Shami NA. Clinical Dilemmas in Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura With Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcomes. Cureus 2023; 15:e47300. [PMID: 38021484 PMCID: PMC10656495 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.47300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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This report elucidates a unique case of a 39-year-old female with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) who developed a rare and severe complication: diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH). Despite initial treatments for ITP, the patient experienced fluctuating platelet (PLT) counts and shortness of breath, which were later identified as symptoms of DAH. An urgent splenectomy improved the patient's platelet counts and overall condition. This case underscores the imperative to recognize DAH as a possible ITP complication, requiring clinicians' vigilance for prompt diagnosis and intervention. The intricate nature of ITP in adults necessitates individualized, patient-centered treatment approaches to enhance outcomes. This report provides invaluable insights into the clinical understanding and management of ITP and its complications through detailed analysis and documentation of the patient's treatment journey.
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- Saleh A Ba-Shammakh
- Department of General Surgery, The Islamic Hospital, Amman, JOR
- Department of General Surgery, Princess Rahma Teaching Hospital, Irbid, JOR
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- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, JOR
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Ozaki M, Glasgow A, Oglesby IK, Ng WL, Kelly S, Greene CM, Durcan L, Hurley K. Sexual Dimorphism in Interstitial Lung Disease. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10123030. [PMID: 36551792 PMCID: PMC9775147 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10123030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) are a group of heterogeneous progressive pulmonary disorders, characterised by tissue remodelling and/or fibrotic scarring of the lung parenchyma. ILD patients experience lung function decline with progressive symptoms, poor response to treatment, reduced quality of life and high mortality. ILD can be idiopathic or associated with systemic or connective tissue diseases (CTD) but idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common form. While IPF has a male predominance, women are affected more greatly by CTD and therefore associated ILDs. The mechanisms behind biological sex differences in these progressive lung diseases remain unclear. However, differences in environmental exposures, variable expression of X-chromosome related inflammatory genes and sex hormones play a role. Here, we will outline sex-related differences in the incidence, progression and mechanisms of action of these diseases and discuss existing and novel cellular and pre-clinical studies. Furthermore, we will highlight how sex-differences are not adequately considered in pre-clinical disease models, how gender bias exists in clinical diagnosis and how women are underrepresented in clinical trials. Future action on these observations will hopefully shed light on the role of biological sex in disease development, identify potential targets for intervention and increase female participant numbers in clinical trials.
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- Mari Ozaki
- Department of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Education and Research Centre, Beaumont Hospital, D09 YD60 Dublin 9, Ireland
- Tissue Engineering Research Group, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, D02 YN77 Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, D09 YD60 Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Department of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Education and Research Centre, Beaumont Hospital, D09 YD60 Dublin 9, Ireland
- Tissue Engineering Research Group, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, D02 YN77 Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Department of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Education and Research Centre, Beaumont Hospital, D09 YD60 Dublin 9, Ireland
- Department of Rheumatology, Beaumont Hospital, D09V2N0 Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Department of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Education and Research Centre, Beaumont Hospital, D09 YD60 Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, D09 YD60 Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Department of Rheumatology, Beaumont Hospital, D09V2N0 Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Department of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Education and Research Centre, Beaumont Hospital, D09 YD60 Dublin 9, Ireland
- Tissue Engineering Research Group, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, D02 YN77 Dublin 2, Ireland
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Zhou W, Ye W, Shi J, Ai S, Tian X. Vasculitis Secondary to Pulmonary Bacterial Infection: A Case Report. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12040772. [PMID: 35453820 PMCID: PMC9032307 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12040772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Vasculitides are a heterogeneous group of primary disorders which may occur secondary to a variety of conditions. Among them, vasculitis caused by bacterial infection is rare. Here, we present images of CT scans and histology from a 22-year-old young Chinese man with vasculitis secondary to bacterial infection, which is a difficult disease to diagnose. This patient had been diagnosed with antineutrophil-cytoplasmic-antibody-negative vasculitis with pulmonary and renal involvement and was treated with glucocorticoids combined with immunosuppressive agents. However, during his follow up we found that multiple patchy shadows and cavities in both lungs and renal lesions had fluctuated, and the improvement of chest imaging was always related to antibiotic treatment. In addition, renal histology showed capillary loop necrosis and extensive crescent formation, and electron microscopy revealed scattered subepithelial hump-like deposits, which favored the diagnosis of infection over idiopathic vasculitis. Therefore, vasculitis secondary to infection was confirmed. The subsequent therapy response supported our diagnosis. This case is important; since vasculitis secondary to infection is uncommon, our case provides a model for the diagnosis of vasculitis secondary to infection.
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- Wangji Zhou
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China; (W.Z.); (J.S.)
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- Department of Nephrology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China;
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China; (W.Z.); (J.S.)
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- Department of Nephrology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China;
- Correspondence: (S.A.); (X.T.)
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China; (W.Z.); (J.S.)
- Correspondence: (S.A.); (X.T.)
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Pereira CV. Granulomatosis with polyangiitis: An atypical initial presentation. J Transl Autoimmun 2022; 5:100149. [PMID: 35284811 PMCID: PMC8914560 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtauto.2022.100149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2022] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Gibelin A, Dumas G, Valade S, de Chambrun MP, Bagate F, Neuville M, Schneider F, Baboi L, Groh M, Raphalen JH, Chiche JD, De Prost N, Luyt CE, Guérin C, Maury E, de Montmollin E, Hertig A, Parrot A, Clere-Jehl R, Fartoukh M. Causes of acute respiratory failure in patients with small-vessel vasculitis admitted to intensive care units: a multicenter retrospective study. Ann Intensive Care 2021; 11:158. [PMID: 34817718 PMCID: PMC8613321 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-021-00946-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Acute respiratory failure (ARF) in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with known or de novo small-vessel vasculitis (Svv) may be secondary to the underlying immune disease or to other causes. Early identification of the cause of ARF is essential to initiate the most appropriate treatment in a timely fashion. METHODS A retrospective multicenter study in 10 French ICUs from January 2007 to January 2018 to assess the clinical presentation, main causes and outcome of ARF associated with Svv, and to identify variables associated with non-immune etiology of ARF in patients with known Svv. RESULTS During the study period, 121 patients [62 (50-75) years; 62% male; median SAPSII and SOFA scores 39 (27-52) and 6 (4-8), respectively] were analyzed. An immune cause was identified in 67 (55%), and a non-immune cause in 54 (45%) patients. ARF was associated with several causes in 43% (n = 52) of cases. The main immune cause was diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) (n = 47, 39%), whereas the main non-immune cause was pulmonary infection (n = 35, 29%). The crude 90-day and 1-year mortality were higher in patients with non-immune ARF, as compared with their counterparts (32% and 38% vs. 15% and 20%, respectively; both p = 0.03), but was marginally significantly higher after adjusted analysis in a Cox model (p = 0.053). Among patients with a known Svv (n = 70), immunosuppression [OR 9.41 (1.52-58.3); p = 0.016], and a low vasculitis activity score [0.84 (0.77-0.93)] were independently associated with a non-immune cause, after adjustment for the time from disease onset to ARF, time from respiratory symptoms to ICU admission, and severe renal failure. CONCLUSIONS An extensive diagnosis workup is mandatory in ARF revealing or complicating Svv. Non-immune causes are involved in 43% of cases, and their short and mid-term prognosis may be poorer than those of immune ARF. Readily identified predictive factors of a non-immune cause could help avoiding unnecessary immunosuppressive therapies.
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- Aude Gibelin
- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Hôpital Tenon, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Faculté de Médecine Sorbonne Université, 4 rue de la chine, 75020, Paris, France.
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Hôpital Saint Louis, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.,Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Faculté de Médecine Sorbonne Université, Hôpital Saint Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Faculté de Médecine Sorbonne Université, Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Faculté de Santé de Créteil, Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri Mondor, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and Groupe de Recherche Clinique CARMAS, Université Paris Est Créteil, Cedex 94010, Créteil, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive et Réanimation Infectieuse, Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Diderot, IAME, UMR 1137, Paris, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Hôpital Hautepierre, Strasbourg, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation Groupement Hospitalier Centre, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France
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- Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Saint Louis, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Service de Réanimation Adultes, Hôpital Necker, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Faculté de Santé de Créteil, Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri Mondor, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) and Groupe de Recherche Clinique CARMAS, Université Paris Est Créteil, Cedex 94010, Créteil, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Faculté de Médecine Sorbonne Université, Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation Groupement Hospitalier Centre, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Faculté de Médecine Sorbonne Université, Hôpital Saint Antoine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive et Réanimation Infectieuse, Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Paris Diderot, IAME, UMR 1137, Paris, France
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- Service de Néphrologie, Hôpital Tenon, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Faculté de Médecine Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Hôpital Tenon, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Faculté de Médecine Sorbonne Université, 4 rue de la chine, 75020, Paris, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Hôpital Saint Louis, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Hôpital Tenon, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Faculté de Médecine Sorbonne Université, 4 rue de la chine, 75020, Paris, France
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Hu H, Keat K. Myeloperoxidase and associated lung disease: Review of the latest developments. Int J Rheum Dis 2021; 24:1460-1466. [PMID: 34498802 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.14213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Myeloperoxidase (MPO) anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) are often detected in association with a variety of lung pathologies, the most common being interstitial lung disease (ILD). A growing cohort of patients are being diagnosed with MPO-ANCA in the context of ILD without ANCA-associated vasculitis. Clinically and radiologically, there is little to differentiate this cohort from MPO-ANCA-negative ILD patients; however, the pathophysiology is likely different and different treatments are likely required. We present here a brief summary of the proposed pathophysiology of MPO-ANCA-positive ILD, and a more detailed review of the latest evidence on management, including monitoring for development of ANCA-associated vasculitis, immunosuppression, anti-fibrotics, and novel agents that have yet to be trialled in human experiments.
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- Hannah Hu
- Department of Immunology, Campbelltown Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Immunology, Campbelltown Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Makhzoum JP, Grayson PC, Ponte C, Robson J, Suppiah R, Watts RA, Luqmani R, Merkel PA, Pagnoux C. Pulmonary Involvement in Primary Systemic Vasculitides. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2021; 61:319-330. [PMID: 33788906 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keab325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study describes the spectrum and initial impact of pulmonary manifestations in the primary systemic vasculitides. METHODS Description and comparison of pulmonary manifestations in adults with Takayasu's arteritis (TAK), giant cell arteritis (GCA), granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), and IgA vasculitis (IgAV), using data collected within the Diagnostic and Classification Criteria in Vasculitis (DCVAS) study. RESULTS Data from 1952 patients with primary vasculitides were included: 170 TAK, 657 GCA, 555 GPA, 223 MPA, 146 EGPA, 153 IgAV, and 48 PAN. Pulmonary manifestations were observed in patients with TAK (21.8%), GCA (15.8%), GPA (64.5%), MPA (65.9%), EGPA (89.0%), PAN (27.1%) and IgAV (5.9%). Dyspnea occurred in patients with TAK (14.7%), GCA (7.8%), GPA (41.8%), MPA (43.5%), EGPA (65.8%), PAN (18.8%) and IgAV (2.6%). Cough was reported in TAK (7.6%), GCA (9.3%), GPA (34.8%), MPA (37.7%), EGPA (55.5%), PAN (16.7%) and IgAV (3.3%). Hemoptysis occurred mainly in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). Fibrosis on imaging at diagnosis was documented in GPA (1.9%), MPA (24.9%), and EGPA (6.3%). Only patients with AAV (GPA 2.7%, MPA 2.7% and EGPA 3.4%) required mechanical ventilation. At 6 months, the presence of at least one pulmonary item in the Vasculitis Damage Index (VDI) was observed in TAK (4.1%), GCA (3.3%), GPA (15.4%), MPA (28.7%), EGPA (52.7%), PAN (6.2%), and IgAV (1.3%). CONCLUSIONS Pulmonary manifestations can occur in all primary systemic vasculitides, but are more frequent and more often associated with permanent damage in AAV.
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- Jean-Paul Makhzoum
- Vasculitis Clinic, Department of Medicine, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, CAN
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- Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, NIAMS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Hospital de Santa Maria, Department of Rheumatology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal; and Rheumatology Research Unit, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Universidade de Lisboa, Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina, Lisboa, PT
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- Academic Rheumatology Unit, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK; andHon Senior Lecturer, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol & Hon Consultant in Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Rheumatology, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, NZ
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- Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Department of Medicine, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Vasculitis Clinic, Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Pulmonary Imaging Findings of Vasculitis. CURRENT PULMONOLOGY REPORTS 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s13665-020-00263-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Onset of granulomatosis with polyangiitis obscured by heart disease in an elderly man. Radiol Case Rep 2019; 15:54-58. [PMID: 31737147 PMCID: PMC6849427 DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2019.09.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Revised: 09/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We describe a case of 85-year-old man who presented to the Emergency Department with sudden dyspnea. He had a past medical history of cardiomyopathy and radiography and nonenhanced computed tomography (CT) of the chest showed pulmonary edema. Despite intravenous diuretic therapy, there was no clinical improvement. Cardiac CT was then performed showing a solid pulmonary nodular lesion with intralesional cavitations, ground-glass opacities, and peripheral vascularization. CT-guided needle lung biopsy yielded a diagnosis of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener granulomatosis). Medical treatment with cyclophosphamide and prednisone produced rapid symptomatic improvement and complete resolution of the radiological findings. This case demonstrates the challenges in making this diagnosis in an elderly patient with heart disease. We found very few documented cases where there was onset of granulomatosis with polyangiitis at this age.
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Kobayashi T, Tsuyuguchi K, Kasai T, Suzuki K. Pulmonary Tuberculosis Complicated with Severe Thrombocytopenia with Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhaging during Anti-tuberculosis Chemotherapy: An Autopsy Report. Intern Med 2018; 57:3285-3288. [PMID: 29984764 PMCID: PMC6287996 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.0207-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Tuberculosis may be accompanied by various hematological abnormalities during treatment, and occasionally thrombocytopenia is also noted. Most cases of thrombocytopenia in tuberculosis are moderate, and there are few reports about thrombocytopenia with diffuse alveolar hemorrhaging (DAH) in pulmonary tuberculosis. We describe the case of an 82-year-old man with pulmonary tuberculosis and tuberculous pleurisy. He underwent anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy; during tuberculosis treatment, he experienced DAH due to fulminant thrombocytopenia. Thrombocytopenia is a common finding in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, but the laboratory findings should be carefully evaluated. Thrombocytopenia during anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy can cause life-threatening DAH.
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- Takehiko Kobayashi
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Hospital Organization, Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, National Hospital Organization, Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Japan
- Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization, Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Japan
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- Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization, Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Japan
- Department of Pathology, National Hospital Organization, Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Hospital Organization, Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center, Japan
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Parrot A, Voiriot G, Canellas A, Gibelin A, Nacacche JM, Cadranel J, Fartoukh M. Hémorragies intra-alvéolaires. MEDECINE INTENSIVE REANIMATION 2018. [DOI: 10.3166/rea-2018-0060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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L’hémorragie intra-alvéolaire (HIA), maladie rare, est une urgence thérapeutique, car elle peut conduire rapidement vers une insuffisance respiratoire aiguë asphyxiante avec décès. La triade, hémoptysie–anémie–infiltrat radiologique, suggère le diagnostic d’HIA, mais elle peut manquer dans deux tiers des cas, y compris chez des patients en détresse respiratoire. La tomodensitométrie thoracique peut aider dans les formes atypiques. Le diagnostic d’HIA repose sur la réalisation d’un lavage bronchoalvéolaire. Les étiologies en sont très nombreuses. Il importera de séparer, en urgence, les HIA d’origine non immune, avec un dépistage de celles d’origine septique qui doivent bénéficier d’une enquête microbiologique ciblée et cardiovasculaire avec la réalisation d’une échographie cardiaque, des HIA immunes (les vascularites liées aux anticorps anticytoplasme des polynucléaires neutrophiles, les connectivites et le syndrome de Goodpasture), avec la recherche d’autoanticorps et la réalisation de biopsies au niveau des organes facilement accessibles. La biopsie pulmonaire doit rester exceptionnelle. En cas d’HIA immune inaugurale, un traitement par stéroïdes et cyclophosphamide peut être débuté. Les indications du rituximab commencent à être mieux établies. Le bénéfice des échanges plasmatiques est débattu. En cas de réapparition d’infiltrats pulmonaires, chez un patient suivi pour une HIA immune, on s’efforcera d’écarter une infection dans un premier temps.
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Batra K, Chamarthy M, Chate RC, Jordan K, Kay FU. Pulmonary vasculitis: diagnosis and endovascular therapy. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther 2018; 8:297-315. [PMID: 30057877 DOI: 10.21037/cdt.2017.12.06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Pulmonary vasculitides are caused by a heterogeneous group of diseases with different clinical features and etiologies. Radiologic manifestations depend on the predominant type of vessel involved, which are grouped into large, medium, or small-sized vessels. Diagnosing pulmonary vasculitides is a challenging task, and radiologists play an important role in their management by providing supportive evidence for diagnosis and opportunities for minimally invasive therapy. This paper aims to present a practical approach for understanding the vasculitides that can affect the pulmonary vessels and lungs. We will describe and illustrate the main radiologic findings, discussing opportunities for minimally invasive treatment.
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- Kiran Batra
- UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein and Instituto to Coração HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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Sileem AE, Said AM. Granulomatosis with polyangiitis: Rheumatoid arthritis overlap syndrome: A case report. THE EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF BRONCHOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.4103/1687-8426.198995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Barnes D, Gutiérrez Chacoff J, Benegas M, Perea RJ, de Caralt TM, Ramirez J, Vollmer I, Sanchez M. Central airway pathology: clinic features, CT findings with pathologic and virtual endoscopy correlation. Insights Imaging 2017; 8:255-270. [PMID: 28197883 PMCID: PMC5359148 DOI: 10.1007/s13244-017-0545-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Revised: 01/16/2017] [Accepted: 01/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Objectives To describe the imaging features of the central airway pathology, correlating the findings with those in pathology and virtual endoscopy. To propose a schematic and practical approach to reach diagnoses, placing strong emphasis on multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) findings. Methods We reviewed our thoracic pathology database and the central airway pathology-related literature. Best cases were selected to illustrate the main features of each disease. MDCT was performed in all cases. Multiplanar and volume-rendering reconstructions were obtained when necessary. Virtual endoscopy was obtained from the CT with dedicated software. Results Pathological conditions affecting the central airways are a heterogeneous group of diseases. Focal alterations include benign neoplasms, malignant neoplasms, and non-neoplastic conditions. Diffuse abnormalities are divided into those that produce dilation and those that produce stenosis and tracheobronchomalacia. Direct bronchoscopy (DB) visualises the mucosal layer and is an important diagnostic and therapeutic weapon. However, assessing the deep layers or the adjacent tissue is not possible. MDCT and post-processing techniques such as virtual bronchoscopy (VB) provide an excellent evaluation of the airway wall. Conclusion This review presents the complete spectrum of the central airway pathology with its clinical, pathological and radiological features. Teaching points • Dividing diseases into diffuse and focal lesions helps narrow the differential diagnosis. • Focal lesions with nodularity are more likely to correspond to tumours. • Focal lesions with stenosis are more likely to correspond to inflammatory disease. • Posterior wall involvement is the main feature in diffuse lesions with stenosis.
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- Daniel Barnes
- Radiology Department, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Radiology Department, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
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- Radiology Department, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
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- Radiology Department, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
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- Pathology Department, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Radiology Department, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
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- Radiology Department, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
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Shoki A, Gomes MM, Gupta A, Kify O, Pakhale S, Mulpuru S. An important cause of non-resolving pneumonia. Respir Med Case Rep 2016; 19:40-2. [PMID: 27482510 PMCID: PMC4956902 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2016.07.001] [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: 04/14/2016] [Accepted: 07/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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We describe the case of a young patient with a history of non-resolving pneumonia. She was diagnosed with a limited form of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA), by percutaneous core needle lung biopsy. In this report, we discuss the definition and clinical implications of limited GPA, treatment options, and highlight the importance of considering vasculitis in the differential diagnosis of non-resolving pneumonia. Limited GPA occurs in approximately one in four cases, is non-life threatening, and more commonly affects young females. Isolated lung involvement from GPA is rare, but can occur when the disease presents in a limited form. GPA should always be considered in the differential diagnosis for non-resolving pneumonia. Percutaneous lung biopsy is a legitimate minimally-invasive means to confirm GPA in cases of non-hemorrhagic lung involvement.
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- Alborz Shoki
- Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Imaging, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Pembroke Regional Hospital, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Corresponding author. 501 Smyth Road, PO Box 211, General Campus, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada.Ottawa Hospital501 Smyth RoadPO Box 211General CampusOttawaOntarioK1H 8L6Canada
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Tavakkoli H, Zobeiri M, Salesi M, Sanei MH. Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding as the First Manifestation of Wegener's Granulomatosis. Middle East J Dig Dis 2016; 8:235-239. [PMID: 27698975 PMCID: PMC5045678 DOI: 10.15171/mejdd.2016.27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Wegener’s granulomatosis is an uncommon inflammatory disease that manifests as vasculitis, granulomatosis, and necrosis. It usually involves the upper and lower respiratory tracts and kidneys. Although it may essentially involve any organ, gastrointestinal (GI) involvement is notably uncommon.
A 20-year-old male patient presented with epigastric pain, vomiting, hematemesis, and melena. On physical examination, he was pale. There was no abdominal tenderness or organomegaly. Upper GI endoscopy revealed dark blue-colored infiltrative lesions in prepyloric area. Evaluation of the biopsy sample showed mononuclear cell infiltration in the submucosal area, hyperplastic polyp, and chronic gastritis. High dose proton pump inhibitor and adjunctive supportive measures were given but no change in the follow-up endoscopy was detected. During hospital course, he developed intermittent fever and serum creatinine elevation. 12 days after admission, he developed dyspnea, tachypnea, and painful swelling of metacarpophalangeal joints, and maculopapular rash in extensor surface of the right forearm. Chest radiography showed pulmonary infiltration. Serum c-ANCA titer was strongly positive and skin biopsy revealed leukocytoclastic vasculitis. The patient received methylprednisolone pulse, which resulted in complete recovery of symptoms and gastric lesion.
The present case indicates that GI bleeding may be the first manifestation of Wegener’s granulomatosis. Moreover, it should be emphasized that gastric biopsy is not characteristic or diagnostic in such patients.
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- Hamid Tavakkoli
- Department of Gastroenterology, Al- Zahra Hospital, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Imam Reza Hospital, , School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Rheumatology, Al-Zahra Hospital, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of pathology, Al-Zahra Hospital, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Greenan K, Vassallo D, Chinnadurai R, Ritchie J, Shepherd K, Green D, Ponnusamy A, Sinha S. Respiratory manifestations of ANCA-associated vasculitis. CLINICAL RESPIRATORY JOURNAL 2016; 12:57-61. [DOI: 10.1111/crj.12478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2015] [Accepted: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Kerry Greenan
- School of Medicine; University of Manchester; Manchester UK
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- Vascular Research Group; Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Salford UK
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- Vascular Research Group; Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Salford UK
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- Vascular Research Group; Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Salford UK
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine; Royal Blackburn Hospital; Blackburn UK
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- Vascular Research Group; Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Salford UK
- Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre; Institute of Population Health, University of Manchester; Manchester UK
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- Vascular Research Group; Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Salford UK
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- Vascular Research Group; Department of Renal Medicine, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Salford UK
- Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre; Institute of Population Health, University of Manchester; Manchester UK
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Feragalli B, Mantini C, Sperandeo M, Galluzzo M, Belcaro G, Tartaro A, Cotroneo AR. The lung in systemic vasculitis: radiological patterns and differential diagnosis. Br J Radiol 2016; 89:20150992. [PMID: 26876879 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20150992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The respiratory system may be involved in all systemic vasculitides, although with a variable frequency. The aim of our review is to describe radiographic and high-resolution CT (HRCT) findings of pulmonary vasculitides and to correlate radiological findings with pathological results. Lung disease is a common feature of antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody-associated small-vessel vasculitides, including granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's), eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss) and microscopic polyangiitis. Pulmonary involvement is less frequent in immune-complex-mediated small-vessel vasculitides, such as Behçet's disease and Goodpasture's syndrome. Pulmonary involvement associated to large-vessel (gigantocellular arteritis and Takayasu's disease) or medium-vessel (nodose polyarteritis and Kawasaki's disease) vasculitides is extremely rare. The present review describes the main clinical and radiological features of pulmonary vasculitides with major purpose to correlate HRCT findings (solitary or multiple nodules, cavitary lesions, micronodules with centrilobular or peribronchial distribution, airspace consolidations, "crazy paving", tracheobronchial involvement, interstitial disease) with pathological results paying particular attention to the description of acute life-threatening manifestations. A thorough medical history, careful clinical examination and the knowledge of radiological patterns are mandatory for a correct and early diagnosis.
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- Beatrice Feragalli
- 1 Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, "G. d'Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy
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- 2 Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, Section of Diagnostic Imaging and Therapy-Radiology Division, "G. d'Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy
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- 3 Department of Internal Medicine, Diagnostic and Interventional Ultrasound Unit, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- 4 Department of Emergency Radiology, S. Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- 5 Department of Biomedical Sciences, "G. d'Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy
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- 6 Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, Section of Diagnostic Imaging and Therapy-Radiology Division, "G. d'Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy
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- 6 Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, Section of Diagnostic Imaging and Therapy-Radiology Division, "G. d'Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy
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Hashmi HRT, Venkatram S, Diaz-Fuentes G. A Case Report of an Elderly Woman With Thrombocytopenia and Bilateral Lung Infiltrates: A Rare Association Between Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage and Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura. Medicine (Baltimore) 2015; 94:e2235. [PMID: 26683938 PMCID: PMC5058910 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000002235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Etiologies for diffuse alveolar hemorrhage are wide and range from infectious to vasculitis and malignant processes. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura is an autoimmune disorder characterized by persistent thrombocytopenia, with a relatively indolent course in young patients, but a more complicated progression and high associated mortality in the older patients. Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, complicating idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, is a very uncommon association, with only 2 reported cases in the literature. We present a 69-year-old healthy woman presenting with petechial rash, progressive dyspnea, and bilateral alveolar infiltrates. She was found to have idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage. The patient had an excellent response to high doses of pulse steroids and immunoglobulins. A high index of suspicion for noninfectious pulmonary diseases should be considered in patients with autoimmune diseases presenting with pulmonary infiltrates and hypoxia. Flexible bronchoscopy with sequential lavage is a relatively safe procedure in patients with coagulopathy and should be attempted to detect and confirm the diagnosis; absence of hemoptysis should not preclude the diagnosis.
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Atypical Endobronchial Carcinoid with Postobstructive Pneumonia Obscuring the Diagnosis of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis. Case Rep Rheumatol 2015; 2015:513602. [PMID: 26347844 PMCID: PMC4548096 DOI: 10.1155/2015/513602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2015] [Accepted: 07/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), previously termed Wegener's Granulomatosis, is an autoimmune small vessel vasculitis which is highly associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) and has varied clinical manifestations. Diagnosis hinges on identifying a combination of clinical features of systemic vasculitis, positive ANCA serology, and histological evidence of necrotizing vasculitis, necrotizing glomerulonephritis, or granulomatous inflammation from a relevant organ biopsy. The American College of Rheumatology has also developed a classification criteria focusing specifically on nasal or oral inflammation, abnormal chest radiograph, and abnormal urinary sediment, along with granulomatous inflammation, which helps to distinguish GPA from other forms of systemic vasculitis. In the case presented below, the diagnosis of GPA was delayed as the patient had a concomitant atypical endobronchial carcinoid which predisposed to postobstructive pneumonia. Fortunately, the papular lesions that developed across her lower limbs prompted further investigations. The return of appropriate serology coincided with progression to alveolar hemorrhage, offering a more complete clinical picture, and when she responded to the combination of steroid, cyclophosphamide, and plasma exchange, the diagnosis of GPA was cinched.
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Microscopic polyangiitis: Advances in diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. Autoimmun Rev 2015; 14:837-44. [PMID: 25992801 DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2015.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2015] [Accepted: 05/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) is an idiopathic autoimmune disease characterized by systemic vasculitis. The disease predominantly affects small-calibre blood vessels and is associated with the presence of antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCA). Microscopic polyangiitis was considered to be a disease entity by Savage et al. in 1985. Microscopic polyangiitis has a reported low incidence and a slight male predominance. The aetiology of MPA remains unknown. There is, however, increased evidence that MPA is an autoimmune disease in which ANCAs, particularly those reacting with MPO, are pathogenic. MPA belongs to the systemic vasculitides, indicating that multiple organs can be affected. The major organs involved in MPA are the kidneys and the lungs. As expected for an illness that affects multiple organ systems, patients with MPA can present with a myriad of different symptoms. Ear, nose and throat (ENT) manifestations are not considered to be clinical symptoms of MPA, but in the majority of populations described, ENT involvement was found in surprisingly high percentages. MPA is part of the ANCA-associated vasculitides, which are characterized by necrotizing vasculitis of small vessels. Diagnosis is mainly established by clinical manifestations, computed tomography (TC), ANCA antibody detection and renal and pulmonary biopsy. The introduction of aggressive immunosuppressive treatment has substantially improved the prognosis. The standardized therapeutic regimen is based on cyclophosphamide and corticosteroids. Using this regimen, remission can be achieved in most of the patients. Rituximab may represent an important alternative to cyclophosphamide for patients who may not respond adequately to antimetabolite therapies.
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Guneyli S, Ceylan N, Bayraktaroglu S, Gucenmez S, Aksu K, Kocacelebi K, Acar T, Savas R, Alper H. Imaging findings of pulmonary granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's granulomatosis): lesions invading the pulmonary fissure, pleura or diaphragm mimicking malignancy. Wien Klin Wochenschr 2015; 128:809-815. [PMID: 25860849 DOI: 10.1007/s00508-015-0747-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2014] [Accepted: 01/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA, formerly Wegener's granulomatosis), in which pulmonary involvement often predominates, is a multisystem granulomatous, necrotizing vasculitis that affects small and medium-sized vessels. In this study we evaluated various radiological findings of pulmonary GPA and focused on spiculated pulmonary lesions invading the pulmonary fissure, pleura or diaphragm mimicking malignancy. METHODS This retrospective study included 48 patients, aged 28-73 (mean, 47.3) years, who showed either histopathological diagnosis of GPA (n = 39) or elevated levels of the cytoplasmic anti-neutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody serum marker (n = 9) between January 2003 and December 2013. All patients received a chest computed tomography (CT), and the types of pulmonary lesions were defined and evaluated. RESULTS Among the 48 patients, 33 had abnormal pulmonary findings on CT. The most commonly detected pulmonary lesion types were nodules and masses (n = 126) observed in 24 patients. Cavitation, necrosis, spiculation and invasion of the fissure, pleura or diaphragm were observed in 14, 9, 10 and 6 patients, respectively. Consolidation was found in 14 patients and thickening of bronchial wall in 8 patients. CONCLUSIONS Pulmonary lesion types of GPA have a wide spectrum, potentially mimicking a high number of diseases including malignancy, infection and noninfectious inflammatory diseases. A spiculated lung lesion invading the fissure, pleura or diaphragm is mostly present in malignancy, but it can be also seen in GPA.
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- Serkan Guneyli
- Department of Radiology, Bulent Ecevit University School of Medicine, 67100, Zonguldak, Turkey.
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- Department of Radiology, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Egerad Diagnostic Imaging Center, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Mevlana University School of Medicine, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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Parrot A, Fartoukh M, Cadranel J. Hémorragie intra-alvéolaire. Rev Mal Respir 2015; 32:394-412. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2014.11.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2014] [Accepted: 06/06/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Goodpasture's syndrome: A clinical update. Autoimmun Rev 2015; 14:246-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2014.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2014] [Accepted: 11/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Ferreira C, Costa T, Marques AV. Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage secondary to propylthiouracil-induced vasculitis. BMJ Case Rep 2015; 2015:bcr-2014-208289. [PMID: 25661751 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2014-208289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Propylthiouracil is a drug used to treat hyperthyroidism. It can cause several side effects including pulmonary disorders that, although rare, can be severe. The authors describe the case of a woman treated with propylthiouracil who developed diffuse alveolar haemorrhage with severe respiratory failure and anaemia, which improved with discontinuation of the antithyroid drug and on starting systemic corticosteroid therapy.
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- Catarina Ferreira
- Pulmonology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra-Hospital Geral, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Pulmonology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra-Hospital Geral, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Intensive Care Unit, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra-Hospital Geral, Coimbra, Portugal
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OBJECTIVE Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) is a rare systemic vasculitis, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody associated, characterized by necrotizing small vessel involvement with few or no immune complex deposits. Necrotizing glomerulonephritis is common. Pulmonary capillaritis causing alveolar hemorrhage and hemoptysis is well recognized, but most case series are reported in the nephrology literature and emphasize renal considerations. We present a single-center 10-year retrospective review of 40 patients meeting the 2012 Revised Chapel Hill Nomenclature of MPA, with specific p-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody and myeloperoxidase positivity, emphasizing initial and subsequent pulmonary manifestations. METHODS We searched the electronic database of our large integrated clinic-hospital system and reviewed charts of all patients with related International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision codes for vasculitis in the last 10 years. Several variables were reviewed. RESULTS Onset of illness was usually abrupt and included respiratory symptoms, and the most common presenting complaint was cough. Hemoptysis occurred during the course of illness in 40%. Pulmonary complaints were found in 80% of patients upon presentation, whereas pulmonary infiltrates were noted in 92%. Managing subspecialty and treatment modalities were quite variable. CONCLUSIONS Pulmonary involvement is much more frequent than the currently reported 25% to 50% when features in addition to hemorrhage are recorded. No clear guidelines direct the evaluation and management of MPA patients. Consistent communication between pulmonary, nephrology, and rheumatology services could improve our understanding of the disease process.
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Cottin V, Cordier JF, Richeldi L. Alveolar Hemorrhage. ORPHAN LUNG DISEASES 2015. [PMCID: PMC7119931 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-2401-6_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is a clinical syndrome characterized by generalized intra-alveolar bleeding originating from the pulmonary microcirculation. The finding of DAH carries an extended differential diagnosis and may be associated with a number of histopathologic patterns. The prompt recognition and diagnosis of DAH is of critical importance to the practicing clinician as accurate diagnosis and prompt initiation of therapy may dramatically improve patient outcomes. This chapter reviews the diagnosis and management of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage.
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- Vincent Cottin
- Rare Pulmonary Diseases, Hôpital Louis Pradel, Lyon, France
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- Respiratory Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Malavieille F, Page M, Ber CE, Christin F, Bonnet A, Rimmele T. [The acute pulmonary renal syndrome: An unusual presentation of granulomatosis with polyangiitis]. Rev Mal Respir 2014; 31:636-40. [PMID: 25239588 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2013.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2013] [Accepted: 12/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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INTRODUCTION We report a case of acute pulmonary renal syndrome mimicking septic shock, which led to the diagnosis of granulomatosis with polyangiitis. CASE REPORT A 70-year-old man was hospitalized because of acute kidney injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage associated with a serum procalcitonin level of 18 μg/L. Initially, septic shock was suspected and antibiotic therapy was started. The absence of microbiological isolates and the patient's rapid clinical deterioration prompted laboratory testing for autoimmune disease, which confirmed the diagnosis of granulomatosis with polyangiitis. Immunosuppressive therapy was promptly initiated with corticosteroids, cyclophosphamide and several plasma exchanges, which resulted in a rapid clinical improvement and ICU discharge. CONCLUSIONS Granulomatosis with polyangiitis is a systemic necrotizing vasculitis with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies, which can present with acute pulmonary renal syndrome, combining acute respiratory distress syndrome and acute kidney injury. This misleading presentation must prompt an autoimmune disease testing in order to yield an early diagnosis of a vasculitis, allowing for timely initiation of immunosuppressive treatment. Serum procalcitonin levels can be markedly elevated and this must not override the possibility of a vasculitis where the patient shows a compatible symptomatology.
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- F Malavieille
- Département d'anesthésie et de réanimation, hôpital Édouard-Herriot, hospices civils de Lyon, 5, place d'Arsonval, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France.
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- Département d'anesthésie et de réanimation, hôpital Édouard-Herriot, hospices civils de Lyon, 5, place d'Arsonval, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France
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- Département d'anesthésie et de réanimation, hôpital Édouard-Herriot, hospices civils de Lyon, 5, place d'Arsonval, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France
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- Département d'anesthésie et de réanimation, hôpital Édouard-Herriot, hospices civils de Lyon, 5, place d'Arsonval, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France
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- Anesthésie-réanimation chirurgicale et surveillance continue, hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, hospices civils de Lyon, bâtiment R, niveau 2, 103, grande rue de La-Croix-Rousse, 69004 Lyon, France
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- Département d'anesthésie et de réanimation, hôpital Édouard-Herriot, hospices civils de Lyon, 5, place d'Arsonval, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France
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Hié M, Costedoat-Chalumeau N, Saadoun D, Azoulay E. [The pulmonary-renal syndrome: a diagnostic and therapeutic emergency for the internist and the intensivist]. Rev Med Interne 2013; 34:679-86. [PMID: 24140181 DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2013.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2012] [Revised: 12/24/2012] [Accepted: 02/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The pulmonary-renal syndrome is a rare and life-threatening condition. It is defined as the association of a diffuse alveolar hemorrhage and a rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis. The characteristic histological lesion common to all underlying diseases is a necrotizing and crescentic glomerulonephritis. The pulmonary-renal syndrome is a diagnostic and therapeutic emergency: any delay in its management will lead to death or serious functional damage as pulmonary and renal impairment. ANCA-associated vasculitis and Goodpasture's disease are the main disorders associated to pulmonary-renal syndrome. More rarely systemic lupus, cryoglobulinaemia, Henoch-Schonlein purpura or subacute endocarditis may induce a pulmonary-renal syndrome. Differential diagnosis can sometimes be difficult, highlighting some ambiguity in the definition of the syndrome. Initial treatment usually associates systemic corticosteroid, cyclophosphamide and plasma exchange. The role of biotherapy as first line therapy remains to be determined.
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- M Hié
- Service de médecine interne 2, hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47-83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75651 Paris cedex 13, France.
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Ozmen O, Tatci E, Gokcek A, Koksal D, Dadali Y, Ozaydin E, Arslan N. Integration of 2-deoxy-2-[18F] fluoro-D-glucose PET/CT into clinical management of patients with Wegener's granulomatosis. Ann Nucl Med 2013; 27:907-15. [PMID: 24037685 DOI: 10.1007/s12149-013-0769-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Accepted: 08/29/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is a rare disorder characterized by granulomatous necrotizing vasculitis which mainly affects small- and medium-sized vessels. While the classical triad of involvement is upper and lower respiratory system and glomerulonephritis, WG may involve any organ or system in the body. The aim of our study was to investigate the role of positron emission tomography/computerized tomography (PET/CT) both in the initial evaluation and follow-up of patients with WG. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated PET/CT data from 13 patients (6 males; 7 females) with a mean age of 45 ± 12.4 years (range 28-63) who underwent either initial evaluation (n = 12) or response evaluation (n = 2) by conventional imaging methods and FDG with PET/CT. PET/CT images were both visually and quantitatively evaluated. The demographic data, clinical and laboratory findings of each patient were also recorded from the hospital files. RESULTS Lung (n = 13), parapharyngeal space (n = 8), nose (n = 8), and ear (n = 3) were the most common disease sites detected on PET/CT. The entire initial evaluation patients had either solitary or multiple pulmonary nodular/mass lesions with marked increased FDG uptake (mean SUVmax 12 ± 4, range 3.53-19.51) on PET/CT. There was no significant pathological FDG uptake in patients consistent with complete treatment response after appropriate immunosuppressive therapy. PET/CT clearly demonstrated unexpected disease sites besides the respiratory system, with WG involvement except kidneys. Possibly due to physiological urinary excretion of FDG, urine analysis, BUN and creatinine levels were accepted still the best way for diagnosis of renal involvement. CONCLUSION FDG with PET/CT is a valuable tool in the management of patients with WG for a more accurate clinical evaluation regarding disease extension and treatment response.
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- Ozlem Ozmen
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ataturk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Sanatoryum Cad., 06280, Kecioren, Ankara, Turkey,
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Disfunción respiratoria crónica por hemorragia alveolar difusa en pacientes con lupus eritematoso sistémico y vasculitis primaria. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 9:263-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reuma.2013.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2012] [Revised: 01/16/2013] [Accepted: 01/29/2013] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Almouhawis HA, Leao JC, Fedele S, Porter SR. Wegener's granulomatosis: a review of clinical features and an update in diagnosis and treatment. J Oral Pathol Med 2013; 42:507-16. [PMID: 23301777 DOI: 10.1111/jop.12030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/17/2012] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is an idiopathic, systemic inflammatory disease characterized by necrotizing granulomatous inflammation and pauci-immune small-vessel vasculitis of upper and lower respiratory tract and kidneys. The condition affects both genders equally, although some inconsistent gender differences have been observed. The aetiology of WG remains unknown although a number of exogenous factors have been suggested to be of aetiological relevance. Most clinical characteristics of this disease are non-specific, making clinical diagnosis challenging. Histopathological examination of lesional and peritoneal tissue is not pathognomonic, but is an essential investigation to confirm the presence of disease and exclude other disorders. At present, despite the increasingly wide range of potential therapies, cyclophosphamide plus corticosteroids remain the most recognized and effective means of inducing and sustaining remission of WG.
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- Hanan A Almouhawis
- Oral Medicine unit, Department of Maxillofacial Medicine and Surgery, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, London, UK
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Fukuhara A, Tanino Y, Sato S, Ishii T, Nikaido T, Kanazawa K, Saito J, Ishida T, Kanno M, Watanabe T, Munakata M. Systemic vasculitis associated with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies against bactericidal/permeability increasing protein. Intern Med 2013; 52:1095-9. [PMID: 23676597 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.52.9477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Myeloperoxidase- and proteinase 3-anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs) are often negative in cases in which systemic vasculitis is highly suspected. We herein present a case of bactericidal/permeability increasing protein (BPI)-ANCA-positive systemic vasculitis. This case highlights the possible role of BPI-ANCA in the pathogenesis of systemic vasculitis as well as the possible use of BPI as a diagnostic tool. The accumulation of further case-based reports is expected to shed some light on the pathogesis of systemic vasculitis.
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- Atsuro Fukuhara
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Japan
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The primary idiopathic small-vessel vasculitis syndromes include granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Churg-Strauss syndrome, and microscopic polyangiitis. These disorders are commonly referred to as antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides and prominently affect the pulmonary vasculature. Although significant progress has been made in the management of these disorders, they continue to carry substantial morbidity and mortality as a result of both the underlying vasculitis as well as complications of its immunosuppressive therapy. This review will focus on the recent advances in the management and longitudinal monitoring of ANCA-associated vasculitis. RECENT FINDINGS Cyclophosphamide and glucocorticoids are standard therapy, but carry measureable risk of treatment-related toxicity. The search for alternative therapies that are less toxic but similarly efficacious is continuing. Recent investigations suggest rituximab may be a well tolerated alternative to cyclophosphamide for the induction of remission, treatment of disease relapse, and as maintenance therapy. SUMMARY The ANCA-associated vasculitides are a group of disorders that commonly affect the pulmonary vasculature and represent a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to the pulmonary clinician. Recent findings have expanded our ability to diagnose and treat these disorders with a focus on limiting treatment-related toxicity while inducing and maintaining remission.
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Castañer E, Alguersuari A, Andreu M, Gallardo X, Spinu C, Mata JM. Imaging Findings in Pulmonary Vasculitis. Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2012; 33:567-79. [DOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2012.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Litmanovich DE, Yıldırım A, Bankier AA. Insights into imaging of aortitis. Insights Imaging 2012; 3:545-60. [PMID: 22991323 PMCID: PMC3505571 DOI: 10.1007/s13244-012-0192-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2012] [Revised: 08/08/2012] [Accepted: 08/09/2012] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Aortitis is a subtype of the more general term "vasculitis", an inflammatory condition of infectious or noninfectious origin involving the vessel wall. The term "vasculitis" refers to a broad spectrum of diseases with different aetiologies, pathophysiologies, clinical presentations and prognoses. The clinical manifestations are nonspecific, as are the laboratory findings such as pain, fever, weight loss, vascular insufficiency and elevated levels of acute phase reactants, as well as other systemic manifestations, and sometimes may mimic other entities. Thus, if not suspected as part of the initial differential diagnosis, aortitis can be overlooked during the workup of patients with constitutional symptoms and systemic disorders. METHODS Imaging is rarely used for the primary diagnosis, but imaging findings, although nonspecific, can help in the assessment of these patients and is often required for making the final diagnosis. Imaging can be critical in the initiation of appropriate management and therapy. RESULTS Noninvasive cross-sectional imaging modalities such as contrast-enhanced CT, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, nuclear medicine and in particular positron emission tomography (PET) are the leading modalities in modern diagnostic imaging of aortitis for both the initial diagnosis and follow-up. CONCLUSION This review focusses on the most common manifestations of aortitis with which radiologists should be familiar. TEACHING POINTS : • Aortitis is an inflammatory condition of infectious/noninfectious origin involving the vessel wall. • Imaging findings can help in the assessment of aortitis and are often crucial for the final diagnosis. • Contrast-enhanced CT, MRI and PET-CT are used for both the initial diagnosis and follow-up of aortitis.
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- Diana E Litmanovich
- Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA,
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Yunt ZX, Frankel SK, Brown KK. Diagnosis and management of pulmonary vasculitis. Ther Adv Respir Dis 2012; 6:375-90. [DOI: 10.1177/1753465812454693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The pulmonary vasculitides are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized pathologically by vascular destruction with cellular inflammation and necrosis. These disorders can affect small, medium, and large vessels and may be primary or occur secondary to a variety of conditions. Vasculitis involving the lungs is most commonly due to primary, idiopathic, small-vessel antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides, which includes granulomatosis with polyangiitis (formerly Wegener’s granulomatosis), Churg–Strauss syndrome, and microscopic polyangiitis. From a clinical perspective these remain among the most challenging of diseases both in terms of diagnosis and treatment. This review will focus on diagnosis and management of ANCA-associated vasculitides.
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- Zulma X. Yunt
- National Jewish Health, A542, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, and Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, CO, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, and Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, CO, USA
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Martín-Suñé N, Ríos-Blanco JJ. Pulmonary affectation of vasculitis. Arch Bronconeumol 2012; 48:410-8. [PMID: 22682604 DOI: 10.1016/j.arbres.2012.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2012] [Accepted: 04/09/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Respiratory tract affectation is frequent in some types of vasculitis, fundamentally in those associated with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA). The clinical, radiological and histopathological presentation is also heterogeneous and conditions the evolution. It is therefore necessary to establish an early diagnosis based on the symptoms because, thanks to new treatments, and despite them being potentially serious diseases, their prognosis has improved considerably in recent years. The present paper updates the diagnosis and the new therapeutic options for pulmonary vasculitis.
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The pulmonary vasculitides are a rare group of heterogeneous disorders unified by the histopathologic finding of inflammation and destruction of the blood vessel wall. Diagnosis of these disorders is exceptionally challenging, given their highly variable clinical presentation, their relative rarity, and the overlap of the signs and symptoms of vasculitis with much more common entities. However, advances in the management of vasculitis allow for accurate diagnosis, risk stratification in the individual patient, and the implementation of evidence-based, effective pharmacologic therapies. This concise clinical review addresses the diagnosis and management of the patient with pulmonary vasculitis and provides an up-to-date review of the state of the field.
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- Stephen K Frankel
- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
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Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage: a rare life-threatening condition in systemic lupus erythematosus. Case Rep Pulmonol 2012; 2012:836017. [PMID: 22934226 PMCID: PMC3420594 DOI: 10.1155/2012/836017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2012] [Accepted: 03/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is a rare life-threatening complication in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) associated with high mortality rates. DAH is more common in women, and mean age of onset is around 30 years. It mostly occurs in patients with established diagnosis of SLE but can be the initial presentation of lupus in approximately 20%. DAH should be suspected in lupus patient presenting with new pulmonary infiltrates, decline in hemoglobin, hemoptysis, dyspnea, hypoxemia, and increase in carbon monoxide diffusion capacity. Radiographic evidence of bilateral pulmonary alveolar infiltrates that are usually perihilar or basilar with sparing of apices is seen. DAH can often mimic clinically and radiologically severe pneumonia or ARDS. Treatment includes high-dose corticosteroids, cyclophosphamide, and plasmapheresis. We report a case of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage complicating SLE flare-up in a male patient.
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Alfaro TM, Duarte C, Monteiro R, Simão A, Calretas S, Nascimento Costa JM. Churg-Strauss syndrome: case series. REVISTA PORTUGUESA DE PNEUMOLOGIA 2012; 18:86-92. [PMID: 22240164 DOI: 10.1016/j.rppneu.2011.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2011] [Accepted: 08/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a systemic necrotizing vasculitis of the small and medium vessels, associated with extravascular eosinophilic granulomas, peripheral eosinophilia and asthma. This is a rare syndrome of unknown etiology, affecting both genders and all age groups. CSS patients usually respond well to steroid treatment, although relapses are common after it ends. Timely diagnosis and treatment generally lead to a good prognosis with a 90% survival rate at one year. A brief review of CSS is presented, with particular attention to diagnosis, therapy and recent developments in this area. The authors then report and discuss the clinical, laboratory and imaging characteristics of four patients admitted to an Internal Medicine Department with this diagnosis. The treatment, response and follow-up of the cases are also described.
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- T M Alfaro
- Serviço de Medicina Interna, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Martinez F, Chung JH, Digumarthy SR, Kanne JP, Abbott GF, Shepard JAO, Mark EJ, Sharma A. Common and Uncommon Manifestations of Wegener Granulomatosis at Chest CT: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation. Radiographics 2012; 32:51-69. [DOI: 10.1148/rg.321115060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Tomita Y, Mori S, Arima N, Fukuda K, Kohrogi H. Rapidly progressive pulmonary fibrosis following the onset of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage in Sjögren's syndrome: an autopsy case report. Intern Med 2012; 51:295-9. [PMID: 22293806 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.51.6288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We report an autopsy case of a patient with Sjögren's syndrome (SjS) who presented with rapid progressive pulmonary fibrosis following the onset of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) without cryoglobulinemia. Despite early and aggressive immunosuppressive therapy, pulmonary fibrosis progressed and the patient succumbed to his illness. An autopsy was performed and revealed DAH and interstitial pneumonia with a fibrotic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia pattern. We could not find any previously-reported underlying causes of DAH. The findings from this case suggest that DAH can occur as a pulmonary manifestation of SjS as well as other connective tissue diseases or vasculitis.
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- Yusuke Tomita
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kumamoto City Hospital, Japan.
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Almuhaideb A, Syed R, Iordanidou L, Saad Z, Bomanji J. Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT rare finding of a unique multiorgan involvement of Wegener's granulomatosis. Br J Radiol 2011; 84:e202-4. [PMID: 21933977 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/22598605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is an uncommon autoimmune disorder, which mainly involves the blood vessels, kidneys and respiratory tract. We report an interesting case of WG with unusual multiorgan involvement in a young male who presented with a short history of right-sided otalgia, nasal obstruction and a right parotid mass. His initial CT and MRI scans showed a large parotid mass with features suggestive of malignancy with bilateral cavitating pulmonary nodules suggesting metastatic disease. The imaging-based differential diagnosis was squamous cell carcinoma or adenoid cystic carcinoma. The microscopic findings on ultrasound-guided biopsy of the parotid mass were, surprisingly, those of acute necrotising granulomatous inflammation with some features suggestive of a vasculitic process. A multidisciplinary team discussion and further investigation resulted in the additional findings of haematuria, raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate and positive serum cytoplasmic anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody test, which led to the diagnosis of WG. Subsequently, the patient developed acute urinary retention owing to gross prostatic enlargement related to further disease involvement, which was confirmed with a positive biopsy. Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/CT scan showed disease distribution at the right maxillary sinus/nasal cavity, right parotid, mediastinum, lungs and prostate. To our knowledge, this is the first reported 18F-FDG PET/CT case with multiorgan involvement in a single WG patient. The patient has improved both clinically and on imaging after appropriate treatment with immunosuppressive therapy and steroids. Although 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging did not actually alter the management of this patient, it can help to establish the disease distribution and guide the biopsy.
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- A Almuhaideb
- Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London Hospital, London, UK.
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Baladrón V, Redondo FJ, Collar LG, Bernal G. [Noninvasive mechanical ventilation with a helmet in a patient with acute respiratory failure due to alveolar bleeding (Wegener granulomatosis)]. REVISTA ESPANOLA DE ANESTESIOLOGIA Y REANIMACION 2011; 58:525-526. [PMID: 22141222 DOI: 10.1016/s0034-9356(11)70130-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Vasculitis is pathologically identified as specific cellular inflammation, vessel destruction, and tissue necrosis. Current classifications of vasculitis such as the Chapel Hill Classification (CHCC) and American College of Rheumatology (ACR) guidelines are not sufficiently adequate for clinicians to diagnose vasculitis. The biomarkers that are currently in clinical use such as PR3-ANCA and MPO-ANCA, only help in diagnosing small vessel vasculitis and their sensitivity and specificity are not sufficient. However, recent developments related to the pathogenesis and etiopathogenesis of vasculitis have the potential to contribute to new and improved biomarkers. The determination of diverse roles of ANCA and synergistic effects of infection, genetic, environmental factors and drugs on pathogenesis is quite important. The demonstration of a new autoantibody directed to hLAMP-2 and the resemblance to some microbial structures, in addition to the determination of the possible roles of hepatitis B and C on vasculitis are important findings. These hints may lead to new biomarker developments, providing a better method to diagnose vasculitis. The evidence on T cell immunity as circulatory and lesional will likely contribute to the development of new drugs for vasculitis.
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- Gülfidan Aras
- Yedikule Education and Research Hospital of Chest Diseases, Turkey.
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Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides (AAV) include Wegener's granulomatosis, microscopic polyangiitis, and Churg-Strauss syndrome. Given their rarity, protean clinical manifestations, imperfect diagnostic tests, and wide differential diagnosis, they pose a diagnostic challenge even to experienced clinicians. This article describes diagnostic approaches for patients suspected of having one of the ANCA-associated vasculitides. The clinical findings at presentation, the role of laboratory and imaging tests, and the importance of tissue diagnosis are presented. In each section, issues relevant to the differential diagnosis of AAV are discussed.
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- Angelo L Gaffo
- Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.
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Barra Quílez F, Gutiérrez Ibañes P, Lafuente Mateo M, Jiménez Ríos M. [It was Wegener!]. Med Intensiva 2010; 34:633-4. [PMID: 20843582 DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2010.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2010] [Revised: 03/18/2010] [Accepted: 03/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The presence of pulmonary vasculitis can be suggested by a clinical presentation that includes diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage, acute glomerulonephritis, chronic refractory sinusitis or rhinorrhea, imaging findings of nodules or cavities, mononeuritis multiplex, multisystemic disease, and palpable purpura. Serologic tests, including the use of cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) and perinuclear ANCA, are performed for the differential diagnosis of the diseases. A positive cytoplasmic ANCA test result is specific enough to make a diagnosis of ANCA-associated granulomatous vasculitis if the clinical features are typical. Perinuclear ANCA positivity raises the possibility of Churg-Strauss syndrome or microscopic polyangiitis. Imaging findings of pulmonary vasculitis are diverse and often poorly specific. The use of a pattern-based approach to the imaging findings may help narrow the differential diagnosis of various pulmonary vasculitides. Integration of clinical, laboratory, and imaging findings is mandatory for making a reasonably specific diagnosis.
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- Man Pyo Chung
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Ilwon-Dong, Kangnam-Ku, Seoul 135-710, Korea
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