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Anti-Neutrophilic Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA) Vasculitis Presented as Pulmonary Hemorrhage in a Positive COVID-19 Patient: A Case Report #MMPMID32923243
Hussein A; Al Khalil K; Bawazir YM
Cureus 2020[Aug]; 12 (8): e9643 PMID32923243show ga
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis is a small vessel vasculitis with a wide spectrum of presentation, ranging from limited disease to life-threatening situation such as alveolar hemorrhage. Immunosuppression is the corner stone of the treatment and if left untreated, the death toll increases dramatically. We presented a case of granulomatosis with polyangiitis, presented with alveolar hemorrhage associated with COVID-19 infection. The patient admitted to the intensive care unit, received pulse steroids, plasmapheresis and intravenous immunoglobulin. She was not given further immunosuppression because of the coexisting COVID-19. Up to our knowledge, this is the first reported case of alveolar hemorrhage secondary to granulomatosis with polyangiitis coexisting with COVID-19 infection.