Abstract
The classification of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) has limitations because the condition includes disorders with similar general clinical features, similar characteristics of lung and renal involvement and a positive ANCA serology. A 40-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for hemoptysis and dyspnea. She had no history of bronchial asthma. Laboratory examinations revealed hypereosinophilia, positive anti-myeloperoxidase antibodies, hematuria and proteinuria. The patient was ultimately diagnosed with AAV associated with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, rapidly progressive glomeru-lonephritis and hypereosinophilia without bronchial asthma. Obtaining a definitive diagnosis of ANCA vascu-litis can be very difficult, and the characteristics of this case were not compatible with the findings of typical AVV. We herein report a rare case of AVV.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 2253-2257 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Internal Medicine |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 19 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
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Keywords
- ANCA-associated vasculitis
- Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage
- Hypereosinophilia
- Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine
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Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis involving diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and hypereosinophilia. / Kamata, Hirofumi; Koh, Hidefumi; Okubo, Yasuhiro; Kunimoto, Hiroyoshi; Chiyotani, Atsushi; Sayama, Koichi; Hasegawa, Naoki; Mukai, Makio.
In: Internal Medicine, Vol. 52, No. 19, 2013, p. 2253-2257.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis involving diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and hypereosinophilia
AU - Kamata, Hirofumi
AU - Koh, Hidefumi
AU - Okubo, Yasuhiro
AU - Kunimoto, Hiroyoshi
AU - Chiyotani, Atsushi
AU - Sayama, Koichi
AU - Hasegawa, Naoki
AU - Mukai, Makio
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The classification of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) has limitations because the condition includes disorders with similar general clinical features, similar characteristics of lung and renal involvement and a positive ANCA serology. A 40-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for hemoptysis and dyspnea. She had no history of bronchial asthma. Laboratory examinations revealed hypereosinophilia, positive anti-myeloperoxidase antibodies, hematuria and proteinuria. The patient was ultimately diagnosed with AAV associated with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, rapidly progressive glomeru-lonephritis and hypereosinophilia without bronchial asthma. Obtaining a definitive diagnosis of ANCA vascu-litis can be very difficult, and the characteristics of this case were not compatible with the findings of typical AVV. We herein report a rare case of AVV.
AB - The classification of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) has limitations because the condition includes disorders with similar general clinical features, similar characteristics of lung and renal involvement and a positive ANCA serology. A 40-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for hemoptysis and dyspnea. She had no history of bronchial asthma. Laboratory examinations revealed hypereosinophilia, positive anti-myeloperoxidase antibodies, hematuria and proteinuria. The patient was ultimately diagnosed with AAV associated with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, rapidly progressive glomeru-lonephritis and hypereosinophilia without bronchial asthma. Obtaining a definitive diagnosis of ANCA vascu-litis can be very difficult, and the characteristics of this case were not compatible with the findings of typical AVV. We herein report a rare case of AVV.
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KW - Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
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