Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis in a Young Lady: Challenges in Achieving Remission
Nurul ibtisam Mohammad, Shakiran Gunaseelan, Sangeeta Kuganasan, Noram Mat Saad, Norshamsiah Md Din · 2024
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Nurul Ibtisam Mohammad and co-authors report a case of granulomatosis with polyangiitis in a young woman in a 2024 paper. This rare disease inflames small blood vessels and needs strong drugs that calm the immune system to reach remission.
The young Malay patient had repeated eye swelling tied to the disease, with poor response to steroid drops and pills. She relapsed on standard drugs, then had nosebleeds, and a nose biopsy proved the vessel disease. Eye bulging and optic nerve pressure struck during later care, eased by high-dose steroids. Relapses kept coming, so a targeted drug, rituximab, was required at last. The case stresses firm, well-aimed immune care for lasting remission.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Nurul ibtisam Mohammad, Shakiran Gunaseelan, Sangeeta Kuganasan, Noram Mat Saad, Norshamsiah Md Din |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 14 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |