An Unusual Presentation of Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis: Discrepancy Between Histopathology and Clinical Presentation

Authors

  • Suzan Sanavi Clinical Department, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Akhavan Center, Tehran, Iran Author
  • Reza Afshar Department of Nephrology, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran Author

Abstract

A 60-year-old man was admitted to our clinic with dyspnea, hemoptesis, anuria, nephritic syndrome, and a positive myeloperoxidase antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody titer. He was diagnosed with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis due to Wegener granulomatosis, microscopic polyangiitis, or drug induction. Unexpectedly, histopathologic examination of the kidney biopsy specimen revealed the diagnosis of noncrescentic and nonnecrotizing glomerulonephritis. We report this case because of the unusual histologic type of renal involvement.

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Author Biographies

  • Suzan Sanavi, Clinical Department, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Akhavan Center, Tehran, Iran
    Clinical Fellow of Nephrology, Internist, M.D.
  • Reza Afshar, Department of Nephrology, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
    Associate Professor of Nephrology

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Published

2011-08-29

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 5 (2011): September

Section

CASE REPORT | Kidney Diseases

How to Cite

An Unusual Presentation of Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis: Discrepancy Between Histopathology and Clinical Presentation. (2011). Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases, 5(5), 347-350. https://ijkd.org/index.php/ijkd/article/view/470