Abstract |
A 67-year-old woman with a history of non-tuberculous mycobacteriosis due to Mycobacterium avium in 2002 and 2006 was admitted because of low-grade fever and cavitary lesions in both lungs on chest computed tomography (CT). Bronchial brushing cytology by bronchoscopy did not yield mycobacterium. Her serum antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (MPO- ANCA) level was elevated and PR3 ANCA was negative. A surgical lung biopsy revealed basophilic necrosis with cavitary lesions and necrotizing vasculitis compatible with Wegener granulomatosis (WG). In the resected specimen, several hyalinizing nodules with caseous necrosis, probably associated with previous mycobacterium infection, were also seen. Because her disease was limited to the lungs, we successfully treated her with corticosteroids and methotrexate. WG is considered to be a type of ANCA-associated vasculitis, and microbial infections have been associated with initiation and relapse of WG. This case clearly demonstrated that lesions of WG occurred after mycobacterial infection in the lung. We believe that this case was ANCA production in association with bacterial infection.
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Authors | Munehisa Fukusumi, Kenji Miyazaki, Masahiko Shibata, Toyoaki Aizawa, Toshihiko Sakai, Tamiko Takemura, Hirokazu Tojima |
Journal | Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai zasshi = the journal of the Japanese Respiratory Society
(Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi)
Vol. 49
Issue 1
Pg. 37-43
(Jan 2011)
ISSN: 1343-3490 [Print] Japan |
PMID | 21384680
(Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
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Topics |
- Aged
- Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
(blood)
- Female
- Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
(etiology, immunology)
- Humans
- Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection
(complications)
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