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Revista argentina de reumatología
versão impressa ISSN 0327-4411versão On-line ISSN 2362-3675
Resumo
MORENO DIAZ, Claudia et al. Criterios broncoscópicos, laboratoriales y anatomopatológicos de enfermedad de la vía aérea en pacientes diagnosticados con granulomatosis con poliangitis. Rev. argent. reumatolg. [online]. 2023, vol.34, n.3, pp.86-93. ISSN 0327-4411. http://dx.doi.org/10.47196/rar.v34i3.776.
Introduction:
patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) may present upper airway (UA) and lower airway (LA) involvement.
Objectives:
we describe the endoscopic manifestations of the airways, histological findings from biopsied tissue and antineutrophilic cytoplasm antibody (ANCA) in a group of patients with GPA.
Methods:
retrospective study of medical records of patients with GPA undergoing bronchoscopy between 2012 and 2019. Airway findings, results of biopsies performed and ANCA results were analyzed.
Results:
40 patients were included, with a mean age of 46.92±17.61 years and predominantly female (67.5%). Airway involvement was observed in 90% (n=36). The C-ANCA was reactive in 63.9%, P-ANCA in 25%, doubly reactive ANCA in 8.33% and non-reactive in 20%. The findings in upper airway (UA) were: chronic sinusitis (41.7%), destruction of the nasal septum (16.7%); and in lower airway (LA) were: tracheobronchial stenosis (38.9%) and tracheobronchitis (25%). The pathological findings most common of bronchoscopic biopsies were: polymorphonuclear inflammatory process (61.9%) and geographic necrosis (47.6%).
Conclusion:
the airway is involved in up to 90% of patients with GPA. Non-reactive ANCA does not rule out this possibility. Chronic sinusitis and tracheobronchial fibrostenotic processes were the most common endoscopic findings. Vasculitis in biopsies was found in a minority of cases.
Palavras-chave : granulomatosis with polyangiitis; bronchoscopy; stenosis; vasculitis; airway; ANCA.