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ArticleCase reports in immunology2026

Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis Presenting as Pulmonary Nodules: A Case Study and Literature Review.

Yanghang Chen, Haihong Zheng, Liuyang Gong

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Article in Case reports in immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors.

Yanghang ChenDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Zhejiang Taizhou Hospital, Linhai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3946-3427
Haihong ZhengDepartment of Pathology, Zhejiang Taizhou Hospital, Linhai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2914-0413
Liuyang GongDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Zhejiang Taizhou Hospital, Linhai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9168-5677

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article presents a case of myeloperoxidase-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (MPO-ANCA)-positive granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) presenting initially as chronic cough. Pulmonary shadows persisted and progressed despite antibiotic therapy. The diagnosis was confirmed by lung biopsy showing granulomatous inflammation with vasculitis, and the patient improved significantly with glucocorticoids combined with cyclophosphamide. This report, supplemented by a review of relevant literature, aims to enhance clinical awareness of this disease and emphasizes the importance of considering vasculitis and obtaining pathological confirmation in cases of refractory pulmonary lesions.

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case studygranulomatosis with polyangiitismyeloperoxidase-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (MPO-ANCA)pulmonary nodules

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