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12372953

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-10-9
pubmed:abstractText
Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) is an antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated small vessel vasculitis which can present with various clinical manifestations, for which the mainstay of treatment is systemic corticosteroids and immunosuppressants. We report a case of a 54-year-old female admitted to the hospital because of fever during the last month, leukocytosis and elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Persistence of elevated serum creatinine levels and accompanying hematuria led us to perform a renal biopsy, and MPA was diagnosed on the basis of light and immunofluorescence microscopy. Remission was induced with oral corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide therapy in conjunction with plasmapheresis (PF). The objective of this report was to assess the role of PF in the treatment of MPA and report on its utility in patients with MPA who are not responding to standard therapy or who require unacceptably high doses of steroids or immunosuppressants. In a patient presenting with fever of unknown origin, microscopic polyangiitis should also be considered in the differential diagnosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0028-2766
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2002 S. Karger AG, Basel
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
92
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
673-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
MPO-ANCA-associated small vessel vasculitis presenting as fever of unknown origin. Report of one case.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Nephrology, Adnan Menderes University Medical School, Aydin, Turkey. hakar2002@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports