Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–associated Glomerulonephritis Complicated by Pneumatosis Intestinalis

Pneumatosis intestinalis is a characteristic imaging phenomenon indicating the presence of gas in the bowel wall. The link between pneumatosis intestinalis and various kinds of autoimmune diseases has been reported anecdotally, while information regarding the cases with antineutrophil cytoplasmic an...

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Main Authors:	Nakagawa, Saki, Akimoto, Tetsu, Takeda, Shin-ichi, Okada, Mari, Miki, Atsushi, Yamamoto, Hisashi, Muto, Shigeaki, Kusano, Eiji, Nagata, Daisuke
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Language:	English
Published:	Libertas Academica 2015
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4533850/

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spelling	pubmed-45338502015-08-25 Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–associated Glomerulonephritis Complicated by Pneumatosis Intestinalis Nakagawa, Saki Akimoto, Tetsu Takeda, Shin-ichi Okada, Mari Miki, Atsushi Yamamoto, Hisashi Muto, Shigeaki Kusano, Eiji Nagata, Daisuke Case Report Pneumatosis intestinalis is a characteristic imaging phenomenon indicating the presence of gas in the bowel wall. The link between pneumatosis intestinalis and various kinds of autoimmune diseases has been reported anecdotally, while information regarding the cases with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)–associated vasculitis complicated by concurrent pneumatosis intestinalis is lacking. In this report, we describe our serendipitous experience with one such case of pneumatosis intestinalis in a patient with ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis. We also discuss several therapeutic concerns that arose in the current case, which had an impact on the pathogenesis of the disease. Libertas Academica 2015-08-10 /pmc/articles/PMC4533850/ /pubmed/26309421 http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S26155 Text en © 2015 the author(s), publisher and licensee Libertas Academica Ltd. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC 3.0 License.
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author	Nakagawa, Saki Akimoto, Tetsu Takeda, Shin-ichi Okada, Mari Miki, Atsushi Yamamoto, Hisashi Muto, Shigeaki Kusano, Eiji Nagata, Daisuke
spellingShingle	Nakagawa, Saki Akimoto, Tetsu Takeda, Shin-ichi Okada, Mari Miki, Atsushi Yamamoto, Hisashi Muto, Shigeaki Kusano, Eiji Nagata, Daisuke Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–associated Glomerulonephritis Complicated by Pneumatosis Intestinalis
author_facet	Nakagawa, Saki Akimoto, Tetsu Takeda, Shin-ichi Okada, Mari Miki, Atsushi Yamamoto, Hisashi Muto, Shigeaki Kusano, Eiji Nagata, Daisuke
author_sort	Nakagawa, Saki
title	Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–associated Glomerulonephritis Complicated by Pneumatosis Intestinalis
title_short	Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–associated Glomerulonephritis Complicated by Pneumatosis Intestinalis
title_full	Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–associated Glomerulonephritis Complicated by Pneumatosis Intestinalis
title_fullStr	Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–associated Glomerulonephritis Complicated by Pneumatosis Intestinalis
title_full_unstemmed	Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–associated Glomerulonephritis Complicated by Pneumatosis Intestinalis
title_sort	antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody–associated glomerulonephritis complicated by pneumatosis intestinalis
description	Pneumatosis intestinalis is a characteristic imaging phenomenon indicating the presence of gas in the bowel wall. The link between pneumatosis intestinalis and various kinds of autoimmune diseases has been reported anecdotally, while information regarding the cases with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)–associated vasculitis complicated by concurrent pneumatosis intestinalis is lacking. In this report, we describe our serendipitous experience with one such case of pneumatosis intestinalis in a patient with ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis. We also discuss several therapeutic concerns that arose in the current case, which had an impact on the pathogenesis of the disease.
publisher	Libertas Academica
publishDate	2015
url	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4533850/
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Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–associated Glomerulonephritis Complicated by Pneumatosis Intestinalis

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