Multi-Organ Relapse following COVID-19 in Myeloperoxidase-Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a complex systemic autoimmune disease characterized by small vessel vasculitis. Typically, the relapse rate is lower in patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) than in those with chronic kidney disease, prior to dialysis. Here, we report a rare case of multi-organ relapse in a patient with myeloperoxidase (MPO)-AAV who underwent hemodialysis following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). A man in his 70s with type 2 diabetes and hypertension was undergoing maintenance hemodialysis for ESKD resulting from MPO-AAV glomerulonephritis. Following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection, the patient was hospitalized for persistent nausea and vomiting. No significant findings were observed, includin

SUBMITTER: Cho WH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10620549 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature