Complex Challenges in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: A Case of COVID-19, Cytomegalovirus Pneumonitis, and Hemorrhagic Cholecystitis Following Rituximab Therapy
Fatema Ezzy, Dina Ismail, Tiago Reyes Castro, Chen Chao, Nana Jinjolava · 2026
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Fatema Ezzy and co-authors narrate a perilous hospital course in a 2026 case report. An eighty-one-year-old woman with ANCA-associated vasculitis, an autoimmune attack on small blood vessels, received rituximab to suppress her immune system, and complications stacked up fast.
Her lungs failed under two infections at once, COVID-19 and cytomegalovirus pneumonia, and then her gallbladder hemorrhaged, a rare bleeding event needing a drainage procedure rather than surgery. Balancing immune suppression against rampant infection drove every decision. The authors stress vigilant monitoring and individualized therapy when treatment itself opens the door to catastrophe.
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| CREATOR | Fatema Ezzy, Dina Ismail, Tiago Reyes Castro, Chen Chao, Nana Jinjolava |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 22 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |