• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.86-90
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• 2022

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated glomerulonephritis requires prompt diagnosis and treatment, since renal function at the time of diagnosis is significantly associated with renal outcomes. Here, we report two pediatric patients with ANCA-positive glomerulonephritis initially presenting with hematuria, mild proteinuria, and normal renal function. The first patient with a high myeloperoxidase-ANCA titer (>134 IU/mL) was diagnosed with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis based on renal biopsy and treated with immunosuppressive therapy after 10 months of follow-up. The second patient with a low myeloperoxidase-ANCA titer (11 IU/mL) maintained normal kidney function without medication. Two cases showed different clinical course according to ANCA titer.

• Journal of Medicine and Life Science
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.15-19
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• 2024

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a systemic necrotizing vasculitis that predominantly affects small vessels of the body. The two most common ANCAs are myeloperoxidase ANCA and proteinase 3 ANCA. Neurological manifestations are frequent in patients with AAV, including peripheral neuropathy, meningitis, and stroke. AAV-associated ischemic stroke usually affects small vessels supplying the white matter or brainstem. This case report details the presentation and treatment course of a 70-year-old man with rapidly progressive multiple intracranial large artery involvement attributed to myeloperoxidase ANCA-associated vasculitis. Despite treatment with high-dose steroids and a rituximab infusion, the patient developed new speech difficulties and respiratory distress, and brain imaging confirmed new stroke lesions with progressive multiple intracranial large cerebral artery involvement. The patient died from SARS-CoV-2 infection 4 months after the diagnosis. This case emphasized the rare presentation of rapidly progressive large vessel involvement in a patient with myeloperoxidase ANCA-associated vasculitis despite active immunotherapy.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.213-218
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• 2001

현미경적 다발성 동맥염은 폐출혈과 급속 진행성 사구체신염을 특징으로 하는 전신성 혈관염의 일종으로 소아에서 매우 드문 질환이다. 저자들은 폐출혈과 급성신부전을 동반한 7년 9개월된 여자 환아에서 신장조직 검사와 p-ANCA(perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies) 검사로 현미경적 다발성 동맥염을 진단할 수 있었으며 이후 methyl-prednisolone pulse therapy와 cyclophosphamide, 4회의 혈장 교환 치료를 병행하였다. 환아 내원 당시 BUN 117 mg/dL, Cr 2.3 mg였으나 입원 제 60병일째 BUN 20.8 mg/dL, Cr 1.6 mg 으로 감소하고 혈뇨, 단백뇨는 지속되었으나 폐출혈 소견 호전되고 전신상태 양호하여 현재 외래 추적 관찰 중에 있다. 이에 국내외의 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.18-24
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• 2022

Pediatric rheumatologic diseases are rare systemic diseases that can involve various organs, including the kidneys. Each rheumatologic disease can exhibit characteristic renal involvement, which requires proper treatment and diagnosis. In this review, we discuss renal involvement in classic rheumatologic diseases, including juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome, systemic sclerosis, and juvenile dermatomyositis. Reviews addressing lupus nephritis and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated renal disease are complex and tend to cover a wide array of topics, and thus were excluded from this review.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제74권4호
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• pp.151-162
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• 2013

Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) is a life-threatening and medical emergency that can be caused by numerous disorders and presents with hemoptysis, anemia, and diffuse alveolar infiltrates. Early bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage is usually required to confirm the diagnosis and rule out infection. Most cases of DAH are caused by capillaritis associated with systemic autoimmune diseases such as anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis, anti-glomerular basement membrane disease, and systemic lupus erythematosus, but DAH may also result from coagulation disorders, drugs, inhaled toxins, or transplantation. The diagnosis of DAH relies on clinical suspicion combined with laboratory, radiologic, and pathologic findings. Early recognition is crucial, because prompt diagnosis and treatment is necessary for survival. Corticosteroids and immunosuppressive agents remain the gold standard. In patients with DAH, biopsy of involved sites can help to identify the cause and to direct therapy. This article aims to provide a general review of the causes and clinical presentation of DAH and to recommend a diagnostic approach and a management plan for the most common causes.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제72권2호
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• pp.197-202
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• 2012

Microscopic polyangiitis is a necrotizing vasculitis, characterized by inflammation of small vessels (capillaries, venules, and arterioles) with few or no immune deposits. The kidneys are the most commonly affected organs and are involved in 90% of patients, whereas pulmonary involvement occurs in a minority of cases (10% to 30%). In cases of lung disease, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage with pulmonary capillaritis is the most common manifestation. Microscopic polyangiitis is strongly associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody, which is a useful diagnostic serological marker. We report a case of microscopic polyangiitis presented as pleural effusion in a 67-year-old female. Pleural effusions have been reported in some cases previously, but the number of cases were small and their characteristics have not been well described. This report describes characteristic findings of pleural fluid and its histological features in a case of microscopic polyangiitis.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제72권1호
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• pp.93-97
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• 2012

Propylthiouracil (PTU) is one of the most common drugs used in the treatment of Graves' disease. There are a number of side effects found with PTU use including fever, rash, arthralgia, and flu-like symptoms. Recently antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) positive vasculitis after PTU treatment was reported as a rare side effect, which can cause diffuse alveolar hemorrhage and glomerulonephritis. A 45-year-old woman with Graves' disease had been treated with PTU for five months, complained of hemoptysis due to pulmonary alveolar hemorrhage causing anemia, and also had hematuria. Simple chest X-ray and HRCT showed bilateral consolidation and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid revealed alveolar hemorrhage. A serologic test was positive for ANCA against myeloperoxidase and proteinase-3. Such findings suggested that the presence of PTU induced ANCA positive vasculitis. Cessation of PTU and the administration of high dose steroids improved the clinical manifestation, radiologic and serologic findings. We observed ANCA titer serially for 6 years. During the follow up period, ANCA titer decreased slowly and stayed within the acceptable upper normal limit.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.164-169
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• 2008

목 적 : Henoch-$Sch{\ddot{o}}nlein$ 자반증에서 항호중구 항체에 대한 외국의 여러 논문이 있었으나 이들은 대조적인 연구결과를 보였고, 국내에서는 Henoch-$Sch{\ddot{o}}nlein$ 자반증 환아를 대상으로 한 항호중구 항체의 연구가 없었다. 따라서 한국 소아 Henoch-$Sch{\ddot{o}}nlein$ 자반증에서 항호중구 항체의 임상적인 의의를 알아보고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법 : 2007년 5월부터 2008년 8월까지 신촌 세브란스병원 소아과에 내원하여 Henoch-$Sch{\ddot{o}}nlein$ 자반증으로 진단받은 30명의 환아들을 대상으로 의무기록을 후향적으로 조사하여 분석하였고, 일반적인 특징으로 나이, 성별, 자반증 등의 증상등을 조사하였다. 검사 소견으로는 백혈구수, 혈소판수, 혈침 속도, Anti-streptolysin O titer, 대변 잠혈 검사, 혈청 면역 글로불린(IgG, IgA, IgM), 혈청 보체(C3, C4), 항핵 항체, 항호중구 항체(c-ANCA, p-ANCA)를 조사하였다. 결 과 : 총 30명의 환아중 남자가 13명, 여자가 17명이었고 평균 연령은 6.0${\pm}$1.9세(범위: 5-12세)였다. 자반은 모든 환아(100%)에서 관찰되었고, 복통은 20 명(67%), 관절통은 17명(57%), 신침범은 11명(37%)에서 관찰되었다. Anti-streptolysin O titer는 검사한 환아 15명 중 1명(7%)에서 증가된 소견을 보었고, 혈청 IgA 수치는 모든 환아에서 증가되지 않았다. 간접면역형광법으로 시행한 항호중구 항체 검사에는 오직 한 명(3%)에서만 p-ANCA가 약양성 소견을 보였으나 이는 추적 검사시 음성으로 전환되었고 나머지 환아에서는 c-ANCA, p-ANCA가 모두 음성 소견을 보였다. 결 론 : 항호중구 항체는 소아 Henoch-$Sch{\ddot{o}}nlein$ 자반증에서 진단적 혹은 면역학적으로 특이한 검사소견은 아닌 것으로 보이며, 이는 항호중구 항체가 소아 Henoch-$Sch{\ddot{o}}nlein$ 자반증의 병인과 연관성이 없음을 암시한다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제84권4호
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• pp.255-262
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• 2021

Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) is an antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated necrotizing vasculitis, which mainly affects small vessels in various organs, especially the lungs. The two key pulmonary manifestations, interstitial lung disease (ILD) and diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH), increase the morbidity and death rate of patients with MPA. ILD is more common in MPA than in other ANCA-associated vasculitis subsets and is primarily associated with myeloperoxidase-ANCA. Unlike alveolar hemorrhage due to pulmonary capillaritis, ILD can initially manifest as isolated pulmonary fibrosis. Of note, its most frequent radiographic pattern is the usual interstitial pneumonia pattern, similar to the characteristic pattern seen in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. In this review we present the pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and radiographic and histopathologic features of ILD and DAH in MPA. We also briefly summarize the outcome and therapeutic options for the two conditions.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제58권1호
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• pp.78-82
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• 2005

그레이브스병으로 진단받고 2년간 PTU 복용 중 폐포 출혈과 ANCA 양성 소견 보여 PTU에 의해 유발 된 ANCA 관련 혈관염으로 진단된 후 PTU 중단과 고용량 스테로이드와 면역 억제제 사용 후 증상 및 방사선학적으로 호전된 증례를 경험하여 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.