COVID-19- induced Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis:a Case Report and
Literature Review
Abstract
Objective To report a case of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)with
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage(DAH)that developed following Coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) in an adolescent boy, and perform a literature
review to better understand this disorder.Methods Retrospectively
analyze the data of a case of GPA following COVID-19 infection, to
summarize the clinical characteristics of GPA following COVID-19
infection by searching the database (PubMed,Wanfang Data,CNKI) and
comprehensively analyze the literature results. Results 9 cases were
reported,combined with our case,there were 10 cases of GPA following
COVID-19 infection,including 4 males and 6 females,with an average age
of(40.6±18.6)years,and the time interval between COVID-19 and diagnosis
of GPA ranged from 1 day to 3 months for all 10 cases. The rate of
mortality was 10.0%(1/10).Commonly seen clinical manifestations were
cough(70.0%),dyspnea(50.0%),and Arthralgia/Myalgia(40.0%). CT scans
showed ground-glass opacities,multifocal pulmonary nodules.Of all these
patients, c-ANCA and PR3-antibody positivity were found .Conclusion
COVID-19 pneumonia and COVID-19- induced new-onset GPA share many
clinical and radiological features, making it challenging for clinicians
to distinguish between the two. Our study also provided some clues about
the diagnostic challenge of GPA induced by COVID-19.