Volume : 8, Issue : 9, September - 2019

A Diagnostic Twist in a Painful Joint

Dr. Charu Jha, Dr Kaustubh Abnave, Dr. Surbhi Rathi, Dr. Santosh Kondekar, Dr Anushka Prabhudesai

Abstract :

Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides are rare heterogeneous systemic diseases that usually occur in adulthood. They comprise granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA, Wegener’s), microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA, Churg-Strauss syndrome). We report a case, of a child presenting with features of juvenile idiopathic arthritis associated with chronic lung disease and ANCA positivity.