title: Fibrosing alveolitis predating microscopic polyangiitis.
abstract: A 65 year old male was diagnosed with "cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis (CFA)" and treated successfully with Prednisone. In the year following Prednisone-tapering he presented with livedo reticularis, segmental pauci-immune glomerulonephritis and necrotizing vasculitis of the peripheral nerves, increased pulmonary fibrosis, and the presence of p-ANCA antibodies. Aggressive immunosuppressive treatment of this microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) was successful and also resulted in stabilization of the pulmonary fibrosis. This case illustrates that MPA may present itself monosymptomatic as CFA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Tromsø, Norway.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Becker-Merok
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Nossent
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ritland
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D011241:Prednisone