Lesson of the month: Severe granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA): a diagnostic challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Clin Med (Lond)
; 21(1): 79-80, 2021 Jan.
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| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1043756
ABSTRACT
We present the case of a 71-year-old woman with bilateral pneumonia who continued to deteriorate despite multiple courses of antibiotics. When dexamethasone was added to cover the possibility of COVID-19 pneumonia, she rapidly improved. Subsequently, she was found to have a strongly positive PR3 anti-nuclear cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) and clinical features consistent with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) with upper respiratory tract and renal involvement. The case highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic can create new challenges in the diagnosis of GPA.
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Asunto principal:
Radiografía Torácica
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Granulomatosis con Poliangitis
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
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Pulmón
Tipo de estudio:
Reporte de caso
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Estudios diagnósticos
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Clin Med (Lond)
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Clinmed.2020-0793
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