Cervical myelopathy as an atypical presentation of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis in a patient affected by silicosis: a case report and literature overview

We describe the case of a 73-year-old man affected by pneumoconiosis, secondary to silica dust exposure, who was diagnosed with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-positive microscopic polyangiitis (MPA)-related cervical myelitis. Pneumoconiosis is reported to trigger autoantibody production...

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Published in:Reumatismo
Main Authors: S. Grazzini, R. Terribili, E. Conticini, S. Bartalini, L. Cantarini, B. Frediani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2024-09-01
Subjects:
ANCA vasculitis
pneumoconiosis
myelitis
Online Access:https://www.reumatismo.org/reuma/article/view/1702

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