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A PATIENT WITH INFLUENZA A INFECTION AND ANCA-ASSOCIATED VASCULITIS

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G L O B A L C A S E R E P O R T P O S T E R S INTRODUCTION: Antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA) associated vasculitides… Click to show full abstract

G L O B A L C A S E R E P O R T P O S T E R S INTRODUCTION: Antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA) associated vasculitides are rare immune mediated diseases, associated with the crosstalk between an initiating event and a host’s immune response. We present a critically ill patient with ANCA-vasculitis temporarily associated with H1N1 Influenza A infection, with alveolar hemorrhage, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and glomerulonephritis, requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support and renal replacement therapy (RRT).

Keywords: vasculitis; patient influenza; influenza infection; anca; anca associated

Journal Title: Chest
Year Published: 2019

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