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- Alessandra Marchese, Rocco Accogli, Annalisa Frizzelli, Alessandro De Simoni, Olha Bondarenko, Roberta Pisi, Gaetano Caramori, Giovanna Pelà, Maria Majori, Letizia Gnetti, Agnese Aluia, Lorenzo D'Aloisio, Alfredo Chetta, and Marina Aiello.
- Pneumologia, Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli studi di Parma, Parma, Italy.
- Curr Med Res Opin. 2024 Dec 1; 40 (12): 220922132209-2213.
BackgroundEosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a multisystemic, immune-mediated disease that occurs in patients with asthma and eosinophilia. It is characterized by inflammation of small- and medium-caliber blood vessels.Case ReportThis report presents an unusual clinical case of EGPA with positive anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies who manifested bilateral pleural effusion. The diagnosis was confirmed through laboratory assessments and bronchial biopsies. The patient was treated with methylprednisolone showing improvement in symptoms.ConclusionsOur case appear interesting considering the limited evidence of pleural effusion in patients with EGPA documented in the literature.
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