Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-negative granulomatosis with polyangiitis localized to the lungs

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-negative granulomatosis with polyangiitis localized to the lungs

Patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), formerly known as Wegener's granulomatosis, sometimes exhibit no clinical features. Here, we describe a case of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-negative GPA presenting with only lung granuloma. A 55-year-old woman with a right upp...

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Main Authors: Yuichi Ohteru, Kazuki Hamada, Keiji Oishi, Junki Suizu, Misa Harada, Keita Murakawa, Ayumi Chikumoto, Kazuki Matsuda, Sho Uehara, Shuichiro Ohata, Yoriyuki Murata, Yoshikazu Yamaji, Kenji Sakamoto, Maki Asami-Noyama, Nobutaka Edakuni, Tsunahiko Hirano, Tomoyuki Kakugawa, Tomoyuki Murakami, Tamiko Takemura, Kazuto Matsunaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Localized granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody
Non-life-threatening disease
Granuloma of unknown cause
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007122000223

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