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ArticleCureus2024

Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis in a Young Lady: Challenges in Achieving Remission.

Nurul Ibtisam Mohammad, Shakiran Gunaseelan, Sangeeta Kuganasan, Noram Mat Saad, Norshamsiah Md Din

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Nurul Ibtisam MohammadOphthalmology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC), Kuala Lumpur, MYS.
Shakiran GunaseelanOphthalmology, Hospital Tuanku Jaafar, Seremban, MYS.
Sangeeta KuganasanOphthalmology, Hospital Tuanku Jaafar, Seremban, MYS.
Noram Mat SaadOphthalmology, Hospital Tuanku Jaafar, Seremban, MYS.
Norshamsiah Md DinOphthalmology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC), Kuala Lumpur, MYS.

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Abstract

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a subtype of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) that commonly requires aggressive immunosuppression to achieve remission. We present a case of a young Malay lady with recurrent episodes of ANCA-positive nodular anterior scleritis who responded poorly to topical and systemic corticosteroids and relapsed while on methotrexate. A year later, she had epistaxis, and a sino-nasal biopsy confirmed granulomatous vasculitis. While receiving cyclophosphamide, she developed proptosis with optic neuropathy, which resolved with intravenous methylprednisolone. She eventually required rituximab as she was still having relapses on other immunosuppressants. Adequate and targeted treatment with immunomodulators is crucial to achieving disease remission in GPA.

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anca associated vasculitisanterior scleritisauto immune optic neuropathygranulomatosis with polyangiitis (gpa): immunomodulatorsocular proptosisrhino-orbital sinusitis

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PMID39759718
PMCPMC11699542

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