ANCA-associated vasculitis presenting with isolated neurological manifestations in a patient with cocaine abuse : a case report and literature review

© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR)..

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a group of rare conditions predominantly affecting small vessels of skin, musculoskeletal, pulmonary, renal, and rarely central and peripheral nervous systems. Isolated neurological manifestations of AAV are uncommon and challenging to diagnose. Cocaine has been reported as a potential trigger for the development of AAV. There are only a few case reports of isolated neurological involvement in cocaine-induced AAV with poorly characterized histopathological features. We present a unique case of AAV with isolated neurological manifestations presenting with multiple cranial neuropathies, leptomeningeal enhancement on imaging and histopathologic evidence of small-vessel vasculitis in the leptomeninges and brain and extensive dural fibrosis in a patient with cocaine abuse. The patient's progressive neurological deficits were controlled after starting immunosuppression with rituximab and prednisone. We also reviewed the literature to provide the diagnostic overview of AAV and evaluate intervention options. To our knowledge, this is the first case of AAV with isolated neurological manifestations and histopathologic evidence of small-vessel vasculitis in a patient with cocaine abuse. Patients with multiple cranial neuropathies and meningeal involvement should be screened for AAV, especially if they have a history of cocaine abuse.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

Enthalten in:

Clinical rheumatology - 43(2024), 4 vom: 12. Apr., Seite 1401-1407

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Aseem, Fazila [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Victor [VerfasserIn]
Gilbert, Abigail L [VerfasserIn]
Rivadeneira, Alfredo C [VerfasserIn]
Jennette, J Charles [VerfasserIn]
Bouldin, Thomas W [VerfasserIn]
Khoshbakht, Freshta [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Yueh Z [VerfasserIn]
Chamberlin, Kelly [VerfasserIn]
Gelinne, Aaron [VerfasserIn]
Mehrabyan, Anahit C [VerfasserIn]
Javed, Bushra [VerfasserIn]
Dujmovic Basuroski, Irena [VerfasserIn]
Diaz, Monica M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis
Case Reports
Central nervous system
Cocaine
Cocaine abuse
I5Y540LHVR
Journal Article
Multiple cranial neuropathy
Review

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Date Completed 19.03.2024

Date Revised 15.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10067-024-06919-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369062280