Síndrome autoinmune/inflamatorio inducido por adyuvante que debuta con manifestaciones pulmonares y articulares / Adjuvant induced autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome presenting as joint and lung manifestations

Mujer de 59 años de edad, la cual cuenta con antecedente de aplicación de material oleoso en los glúteos hace 11 años; posteriormente hace 18 meses comienza con cuadro de poliartritis aditivas simétricas, así como afección en las vías aéreas superior e inferior, sin evidencia de alteración por granulomatosis con poliangitis (Wegener). Presenta en suero autoanticuerpos, y se toma biopsia de piel donde se observa granuloma por cuerpo extraño. Se concluye con síndrome autoinmune/inflamatorio inducido por adyuvante, en el que la afección pulmonar es una manifestación atípica en la presentación inicial de la enfermedad (AU)

A 59-year-old female with a history of injection of an oily material in the buttocks 11 years ago. She developed symmetric additive polyarthritis as well as superior and inferior airways involvement. There was no evidence of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener). She had several serum autoantibodies and a skin biopsy showed a foreign body granuloma. The diagnosis of adjuvant induced autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome was made. The pulmonary involvement was an atypical manifestation at the onset of disease (AU)

Clinical and pathological features of microscopic polyangiitis in 20 children.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the clinical and pathological features of microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) in children. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed of patients with pediatric MPA in our hospital over 10 years. RESULTS: Data for 20 patients were collected; 16 patients had primary MPA (4 boys, 12 girls), with a median age of 8.9 years at the time of disease onset; 4 patients, all female, had antithyroid drug (ATD)-associated MPA, with an age range of 12.5 to 16.2 years at the time of disease onset. All patients exhibited renal involvement. Renal biopsies were performed in 14 patients. Fibrinoid exudation and necrosis of the glomerular capillaries were observed in all biopsy specimens. Crescents and scleroses were noted in 92.9% and 85.7% of these cases, respectively. The most frequent extrarenal organs involved were lungs, followed by the central nervous system (CNS), skin, and digestive system. Ninety percent of patients were positive for perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody, 94.1% were positive for myeloperoxidase, and 88.2% were positive for both. Forty-five percent of the patients had received steroid plus cyclophosphamide (CTX) pulse therapy for more than 3 months, and varying degrees of remission had been achieved in 88.9% of the patients. CONCLUSION: Both primary and ATD-associated MPA showed a female predisposition. Renal involvement was the most frequently observed condition, followed by involvement of lungs. CNS involvement was not rare in these pediatric patients. The efficacy of steroid plus CTX as induction therapy was evident in these patients.

Poliangítis microscópica secundaria a exposición a sílice / Microscopic polyangiitis secondary to silica exposure

Existe suficiente evidencia de la capacidad de la sílice de inducir autoinmunidad en pacientes con algún tipo de susceptibilidad genética. Existen varias enfermedades autoinmunes relacionadas con esta exposición (artritis reumatoide, síndrome de Sjögren, sarcoidosis, esclerosis sistémica). La silicosis nodular (expresión clínica pulmonar de esta exposición) genera fenómenos de apoptosis, inflamación, pérdida de la tolerancia y explosión respiratoria. También se ha descrito la inducción de anticuerpos anticitoplasma del neutrófilo con este mineral, pero hay reportes no concluyentes de vasculitis sistémicas secundarias a la exposición a la sílice. Se describe el caso de un paciente con antecedente de exposición ocupacional a sílice que desarrolla una poliangiítis microscópica (AU)

There is sufficient evidence of the capqcity of silica to induce autoimmunity in patients with some type of genetic susceptibility. There are several autoimmune diseases related to this exposure (rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren’s syndrome, sarcoidosis, systemic sclerosis). Nodular silicosis (clinical expression of this exposure in lungs) generates apoptosis, inflammation, loss of tolerance and a respiratory burst. There is evidence that relates silica with induction of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies, but, until it is better explained, the reports of systemic vasculitis secondary to silica exposure are inconclusive. We describe a case of a patient with a history of occupational exposure to silica who developed microscopic polyangiitis (AU)

Microscopic polyangiitis secondary to silica exposure.

There is sufficient evidence of the capacity of silica to induce autoimmunity in patients with some type of genetic susceptibility. There are several autoimmune diseases related to this exposure (rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren's syndrome, sarcoidosis, systemic sclerosis). Nodular silicosis (clinical expression of this exposure in lungs) generates apoptosis, inflammation, loss of tolerance and a respiratory burst. There is evidence that relates silica with induction of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies, but, until it is better explained, the reports of systemic vasculitis secondary to silica exposure are inconclusive. We describe a case of a patient with a history of occupational exposure to silica who developed microscopic polyangiitis.