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ArticleCureus2025

ANCA-Negative Microscopic Polyangiitis With Gastrointestinal and Renal Involvement: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge.

Devon D Thorpe, Shahtaj Shah, Ekene Okeke, Nargiz Gasimova, Deepika Jain

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Article in Cureus, 2025. 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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5 authors.

Devon D ThorpeInternal Medicine, Overlook Medical Center, Summit, USA.
Shahtaj ShahInternal Medicine, Overlook Medical Center, Summit, USA.
Ekene OkekeInternal Medicine, Overlook Medical Center, Summit, USA.
Nargiz GasimovaInternal Medicine, Overlook Medical Center, Summit, USA.
Deepika JainNephrology, Overlook Medical Center, Summit, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present the case of a 64-year-old male with acute kidney injury (AKI) and gastrointestinal symptoms. Computed tomography (CT) revealed inflammatory changes in the lungs and colon, and push enteroscopy confirmed enteritis. Initially, AKI was attributed to GI losses causing prerenal azotemia, but persistent proteinuria prompted kidney biopsy, confirming anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-negative microscopic polyangiitis (MPA). While induction immunosuppression was planned, the patient developed necrotizing fasciitis requiring treatment deferral. Renal function ultimately normalized with steroids alone, highlighting the need for individualized therapy in seronegative vasculitis. This case underscores the diagnostic challenge of ANCA-negative MPA and the pivotal role of histopathology and multidisciplinary collaboration.

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acute kidney injuryanca-negative vasculitisenteritisgastrointestinal manifestationsmicroscopic polyangiitis (mpa)

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PMID40688963
PMCPMC12274079

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