CHALLENGES IN DIAGNOSTICS OF MICROSCOPIC POLYANGIITIS IN DAY TO DAY PRACTICE

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29296/25877305-2020-08-14
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8
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2020

I. Bazina(1), Candidate of Medical Sciences; Professor O. Kozyrev(1), MD; T. Denisova(1),
Candidate of Medical Sciences, associate professor; D. Krechikova(2), Candidate of Medical Sciences; O.
Astafyeva(3) (1)Smolensk State Medical University (2)Regional Rheumatological Center at Private Institution
of Healthcare «Clinical hospital «RZhD-Medicine» of the city Smolensk», Smolensk (3)Clinical Hospital of
Emergency Care, Smolensk

Early diagnosis of microscopic polyangiitis is quite challenging for doctors of various specialties due to involvement of multiple organs and variety of clinical symptoms. Moreover, absence of classification criteria for this vasculitis also plays a significant role. A clinical case in female patient with late diagnosis of microscopic polyangiitis which was treated as flu, bronchitis and pneumonia is described in the article.
Keywords: 
microscopic polyangiitis
myeloperoxidase antibodies

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