Myeloperoxidase-antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies with Cytoplasmic Fluorescence Pattern

We report here two rare cases of myeloperoxidase–antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (MPO-ANCA)-positive Wegener’s granulomatosis (limited variant) which deceptively produced a cytoplasmic (C-ANCA) pattern on indirect immunofluorescence.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Seema Chhabra, Ranjana Walker Minz, Lekha Goyal, Nidhi Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Laboratory Physicians
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0974-2727.66707