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Brendan L Thoms1, Varun Agrawal2, Elvira R Umyarova3
1Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, Vermont, USA.
Abstract:
Antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA) vasculitis has occasionally been associated with other systemic glomerulonephritis, such as anti-glomerular basement membrane disease. Here, we report the first clinical case of ANCA-associated crescentic glomerulonephritis with AL amyloidosis. An 81-years-old gentleman presented to the hospital with acute kidney injury (serum creatinine 4.7 mg/dL) on a background of chronic kidney disease and volume overload. Autoimmune serology was remarkable for p-ANCA and myeloperoxidase positivity. A renal biopsy confirmed pauci-immune glomerulonephritis and lambda light-chain amyloid deposition (confirmed on liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry). The patient was initially managed with rituximab and subsequently transitioned to bortezomib-based chemotherapy but died due to decompensated heart failure. This case report promotes greater awareness of the unusual presentation of amyloidosis and guides future research and treatment.
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