P-ANCA negative eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Saad Ullah; Mirza Ali; Phyo Kyaw; Faraaz Nayeemuddin; Rajagopal Sreedhar; John Gao

doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2019.100830

P-ANCA negative eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Respir Med Case Rep. 2019 Mar 28:27:100830. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2019.100830. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Saad Ullah¹, Mirza Ali², Phyo Kyaw¹, Faraaz Nayeemuddin¹, Rajagopal Sreedhar¹, John Gao³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL, USA.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL, USA.
³ Department of Pathology, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL, USA.

Abstract

Vasculitis refers to inflammation of the systemic vessels. Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a medium and small vessel vasculitis characterized by hypereosinophilia, pulmonary infiltrates, difficult to treat asthma and polyneuropathies. Diagnosis can often be challenging. In this article, we present a case of a young lady who was diagnosed ANCA negative EGPA.

Publication types

Case Reports