Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2009;68:404-407
CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Pulmonary fibrosis associated with ANCA-positive vasculitides. Retrospective study of 12 cases and review of the literature
1 Department of Internal Medicine, CHU Nantes, France
2 Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
3 Department of Internal Medicine, CHU Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France
Dr B Hervier, Department of Internal Medicine, CHU Nantes 44093, France; baptiste.hervier{at}chu-nantes.fr
Objective: To describe the clinical presentation of the association between pulmonary fibrosis (PF) and systemic vasculitis related to antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA-V).
Methods: 12 patients (three female, mean age 70.7 years) with ANCA-V associated with "idiopathic" PF were studied retrospectively.
Results: ANCA-V and PF were diagnosed simultaneously in eight cases; PF occurred earlier in three cases and during ANCA-V follow-up in one. No patient had intra-alveolar haemorrhage (IAH). ANCA were myeloperoxidase (MPO)-ANCA in all cases. Seven patients had blood eosinophilia at diagnosis. Two patients died during ANCA-V induction therapy. The respiratory status of five patients worsened and three of them died from exacerbation of end-stage respiratory failure. The five remaining patients had a stable respiratory status.
Conclusion: The association of PF and ANCA-V does not seem to be fortuitous, even though their clinical evolutions are clearly not related. PF was the major cause of death.
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