Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis Presenting as Chest Pain: A Case Report

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a relatively rare systemic autoimmune disorder of small and medium size blood vessels affecting multiple organs with a wide range of clinical presentations. We present a 57-year-old Caucasian male who presented to the ER with midsternal chest pain. He was ho...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Fentie, Kindalem, Singanamala, Swathi, Hozayen, Omar, Altaf, Lareb
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10224739/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37252550
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38204
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Sumario:Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a relatively rare systemic autoimmune disorder of small and medium size blood vessels affecting multiple organs with a wide range of clinical presentations. We present a 57-year-old Caucasian male who presented to the ER with midsternal chest pain. He was hospitalized for non-ST elevated myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and later diagnosed with pauci-immune necrotizing crescentic glomerulonephritis confirmed with renal biopsy.

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