Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis in a Young Adult With Down Syndrome: Therapeutic Challenges and Clues to Immunopathogenesis

J Clin Rheumatol. 2018 Apr;24(3):153-156. doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000000633.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acute Kidney Injury / diagnosis
  • Acute Kidney Injury / etiology
  • Acute Kidney Injury / therapy
  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic / blood*
  • Biopsy / methods
  • Blood Transfusion / methods
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Down Syndrome* / complications
  • Down Syndrome* / immunology
  • Glucocorticoids / administration & dosage*
  • Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis* / complications
  • Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis* / immunology
  • Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis* / physiopathology
  • Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis* / therapy
  • Hemoptysis* / diagnosis
  • Hemoptysis* / etiology
  • Hemoptysis* / therapy
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / administration & dosage*
  • Immunologic Factors / administration & dosage
  • Kidney / pathology
  • Male
  • Patient Care Management / methods
  • Patient Selection
  • Respiration, Artificial / methods
  • Respiratory Insufficiency* / diagnosis
  • Respiratory Insufficiency* / etiology
  • Respiratory Insufficiency* / therapy
  • Rituximab / administration & dosage*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
  • Immunologic Factors
  • Rituximab