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Search Results for Anca Vasculitis
Abstract Number: 331
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 71 years old white male, with a past medical history of severe eosinophilic asthma, was transferred to our hospital with hypoxemic respiratory failure and worsening infiltrates. Respiratory PCR was negative. The patient was febrile with T-max of 101 F, required 6 L of oxygen. Labs showed WBC 21,000, Hemoglobin was7.4, and Creatinine […]
Abstract Number: 559
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 43 year-old-woman with no known medical history presented with two months intermittent fever, cough, pleurisy, hematuria, and weight loss. On exam she had diffuse crackles and lower extremity edema. The patient was intubated for respiratory distress. Laboratory workup revealed acute anemia and urinalysis consistent with nephritic syndrome. Chest x-ray showed bilateral diffuse […]
Abstract Number: 644
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides are systemic autoimmune diseases affecting small blood vessels. The clinical signs and symptoms of ANCA vasculitis are nonspecific and may include multisystem manifestations. As a result, many conditions mimic ANCA-associated vasculitis, making the diagnosis challenging. We report a case of ANCA-positive vasculitis presenting as rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis that was initially […]
Abstract Number: 656
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 79-year-old female nonsmoker with chronic bronchiectasis on 3 liters of home oxygen presented with worsening shortness of breath. The patient’s baseline creatinine (cr) was 0.85 mg/dL, eGFR 60, and she was admitted with cr of 2.2 mg/dL. Urinalysis showed proteinuria, pyuria, hematuria with few bacteria, with new onset anemia (Hgb 7.8) on […]
Abstract Number: 662
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: KW is a 64 year old female with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and hypertension who presented with progressive dyspnea in the setting of cardiac tamponade, but with persistent hypoxic respiratory failure despite pericardiocentesis. One week after initial presentation, a test returned positive for p-ANCA with anti-myeloperoxidase (anti-MPO) by immunofluorescence and ELISA. Lupus anticoagulant […]
Abstract Number: 667
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: The prevalence of cocaine use is growing worldwide. Damaging effects of cocaine on the cardiovascular, neurologic, and pulmonary systems are well-established. In recent years, evidence has emerged for cocaine-induced damage to other organs, such as the liver and kidney. This is a case of end-organ damage from regular cocaine use. A 65-year-old man […]