Autoimmune/inflammatory manifestations in group A patients
| Case | Clinical manifestations | Serological data |
|---|---|---|
| AMA, antimitochondrial antibodies; ANA, antinuclear antibodies; DAT, direct antiglobulin test; RF, rheumatoid factor. | ||
| 1 | Relapsing polychondritis, leucocytoclastic vasculitis, non-infectious pulmonary infiltrates | Hypergammaglobulinaemia |
| 2 | Primary biliary cirrhosis, thyroiditis Hashimoto’s, leucocytoclastic vasculitis | ANA:1/160, AMA:1/640, positive DAT, hypergammaglobulinaemia |
| 3 | Leucocytoclastic vasculitis | Hypergammaglobulinaemia, RF:1/60 |
| 4 | Leucocytoclastic vasculitis | Hypergammaglobulinaemia |
| 5 | Symmetric polyarticular synovitis, optic neuritis, erythema nodosum | ANA:1/160, hypogammaglobulinaemia |
| 6 | Polymyalgia rheumatica/temporal arteritis, leucocytoclastic vasculitis | Hypergammaglobulinaemia, RF:1/60 |
| 7 | Microscopic polyangiitis, livedo reticularis, myositis, peripheral neuropathy, leucocytoclastic vasculitis | Hypergammaglobulinaemia, positive DAT |