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From immunosuppression to autoimmunity: PR3+ ANCA-associated vasculitis in a patient immunosuppressed for hepatic transplant. A case report

  • Oscar Vicente Vergara Serpa
  • , Carlos Jaime Velásquez-Franco
  • , Luis Fernando Pinto
  • , Neil Smith Pertuz Charris
  • , Andrés Felipe Echeverri García
  • , Alejandro Cardona Palacio
  • , Javier Darío Márquez Hernández

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Abstract

Objective: To present the case of an immunosuppressed patient who developed an autoimmune disease. Patients and methods: 30-year-old woman, immunosuppressed due to a history of orthotopic liver transplant, who developed intestinal infection by cytomegalovirus and alveolar haemorrhage. Results: Patient presented a positive serological finding for PR3 ANCA, classified as granulomatosis with polyangiitis. Due to her history, induction, and maintenance with an anti-CD20 were considered, with no further relapse over 6-month follow-up. Conclusion: Immunosuppressed patients have risk factors for developing autoimmune diseases.

Translated title of the contributionDe la inmunosupresión a la autoinmunidad: vasculitis ANCA-PR3+ en una paciente inmunosuprimida por trasplante hepático. Reporte de un caso
Original languageEnglish
JournalRevista Colombiana de Reumatologia
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Asociación Colombiana de Reumatología

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • ANCA-associated vasculitis
  • Blood-air barrier
  • Cytomegalovirus
  • Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
  • Liver transplantation

Types Minciencias

  • Artículos de investigación con calidad Q3

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