ATYPICAL PRESENTATION IN A CASE OF GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS

ATYPICAL PRESENTATION IN A CASE OF GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is part of the anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) associated vasculitis, mostly being ANCA-c (anti proteinase 3) positive. Primarily it involves the upper respiratory tract and kidneys having an increased mortality in the absence of early diagnosis a...

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Main Authors: Cristina Capusa, Ana-Maria Mehedinti, Claudia Toma, Violeta Bojinca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House 2016-03-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Rheumatology
Subjects:
acute kidney injury
deep vein thrombophlebitis
granulomatosis with polyangiitis
vasa recta vasculitis
Online Access:https://rjr.com.ro/articles/2016.1/RJR_2016_1_Art-05.pdf
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spelling doaj-6f4119df893a48919ab6238fcd1d7cac2021-09-08T10:58:35ZengAmaltea Medical Publishing HouseRomanian Journal of Rheumatology1843-07912069-60862016-03-01251374210.37897/RJR.2016.1.5ATYPICAL PRESENTATION IN A CASE OF GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITISCristina Capusa0Ana-Maria Mehedinti1Claudia Toma2Violeta Bojinca3Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania; Dr. Carol Davila Teaching Hospital of Nephrology, Bucharest, RomaniaDr. Carol Davila Teaching Hospital of Nephrology, Bucharest, RomaniaCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania; Marius Nasta Institute of Pneumology, Bucharest, RomaniaCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania; Sf. Maria Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, RomaniaGranulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is part of the anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) associated vasculitis, mostly being ANCA-c (anti proteinase 3) positive. Primarily it involves the upper respiratory tract and kidneys having an increased mortality in the absence of early diagnosis and correct treatment. The most common renal involvement is pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis. We present the case of a patient with GPA with a particular onset of interstitial nephritis, possible by vasa recta vasculitis, in the absence of glomerulonephritis.https://rjr.com.ro/articles/2016.1/RJR_2016_1_Art-05.pdfacute kidney injurydeep vein thrombophlebitisgranulomatosis with polyangiitisvasa recta vasculitis
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author Cristina Capusa
Ana-Maria Mehedinti
Claudia Toma
Violeta Bojinca
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Ana-Maria Mehedinti
Claudia Toma
Violeta Bojinca
ATYPICAL PRESENTATION IN A CASE OF GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS
Romanian Journal of Rheumatology
acute kidney injury
deep vein thrombophlebitis
granulomatosis with polyangiitis
vasa recta vasculitis
author_facet Cristina Capusa
Ana-Maria Mehedinti
Claudia Toma
Violeta Bojinca
author_sort Cristina Capusa
title ATYPICAL PRESENTATION IN A CASE OF GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS
title_short ATYPICAL PRESENTATION IN A CASE OF GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS
title_full ATYPICAL PRESENTATION IN A CASE OF GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS
title_fullStr ATYPICAL PRESENTATION IN A CASE OF GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS
title_full_unstemmed ATYPICAL PRESENTATION IN A CASE OF GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS
title_sort atypical presentation in a case of granulomatosis with polyangiitis
publisher Amaltea Medical Publishing House
series Romanian Journal of Rheumatology
issn 1843-0791
2069-6086
publishDate 2016-03-01
description Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is part of the anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) associated vasculitis, mostly being ANCA-c (anti proteinase 3) positive. Primarily it involves the upper respiratory tract and kidneys having an increased mortality in the absence of early diagnosis and correct treatment. The most common renal involvement is pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis. We present the case of a patient with GPA with a particular onset of interstitial nephritis, possible by vasa recta vasculitis, in the absence of glomerulonephritis.
topic acute kidney injury
deep vein thrombophlebitis
granulomatosis with polyangiitis
vasa recta vasculitis
url https://rjr.com.ro/articles/2016.1/RJR_2016_1_Art-05.pdf
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