Pulmonary capillaritis and glomerulonephritis in an antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-positive patient with prior granulomatous aortitis

Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1990 Dec;114(12):1223-6.

Abstract

A 59-year-old man showed asynchronous development of noninfectious granulomatous aortitis with aneurysm, followed 9 months later by pulmonary capillaritis and glomerulonephritis in association with elevated serum antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody levels. To our knowledge, the combination of large artery vasculitis and small vessel systemic vasculitis (capillaritis) has not been previously reported. This case may represent a hybrid type of systemic vasculitis combining features of giant cell arteritis and Wegener's granulomatosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies / immunology
  • Capillaries / pathology*
  • Cytoplasm / immunology
  • Giant Cell Arteritis / complications
  • Giant Cell Arteritis / pathology*
  • Glomerulonephritis / etiology
  • Glomerulonephritis / pathology*
  • Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / complications
  • Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Lung / blood supply*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neutrophils / immunology
  • Vasculitis / etiology
  • Vasculitis / pathology*

Substances

  • Antibodies