A case of pulmonary arterial hypertension complicated by anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis and systemic sclerosis

A case of pulmonary arterial hypertension complicated by anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis and systemic sclerosis

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare complication of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). We report a 37-year-old man with PAH complicated by both AAV and SSc who presented with dyspnea, cardiac enlargement, positive myeloperoxidase (MPO)-ANCA, anti-centromere antibodies, proteinuria, and ur...

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Main Authors: Hajime Yoshifuji, Sumika Kagebayashi, Hideyuki Kinoshita, Takao Fujii, Yoshiaki Okano, Masao Katsushima, Tsuneyo Mimori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
Series:Immunological Medicine
Subjects:
pulmonary arterial hypertension
anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis
microscopic polyangiitis
systemic sclerosis
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/25785826.2021.1874137

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