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A case of microscopic polyarteritis nodosa with interstitial pneumonia successfully treated with steroid pulse
S Hatama1, H Kumagai, M Fujiwara
1Nephrology Department, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital, Japan.
Abstract:
We report a patient with microscopic polyarteritis nodosa (mPN) and interstitial pneumonia, who was subjected to investigation by bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), thoracic computerized tomography (CT) and gallium-67 citrate (67Ga) scintigraphy before and after administration of glucocorticoid and immunosuppressive agents. Renal function, renal histology, interstitial inflammation of the lung, and pulmonary function and histology improved cytoplasmic autoantibody (MPO-ANCA), which decreased with decreasing disease activity after starting treatment. Interstitial pneumonia may be associated with pulmonary capillaritis due to mPN. Methylprednisolone pulse therapy followed by oral prednisolone and immunosuppressive agents is considered to be an effective therapeutic strategy for combined mPN and interstitial pneumonia.