@misc{10818/62766,
year = {2024},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10818/62766},
abstract = {Introduction: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (eGPA) is a necrotising vasculitis of small and medium calibre vessels, which affects mostly patients in their fourth to sixth decade of life, and it is a very uncommon aetiology for pulmonary fibrosis. Clinical case: A Hispanic 72-year-old female patient presents with a history of lower extremities pain, paraesthesia, oedema, and occasional macroscopic haematuria. During her hospitalisation, the patient presents, and images showed findings compatible with pulmonary fibrosis and alveolar haemorrhage, which require a biopsy, establishing the diagnosis of an eGPA. Discussion: eGPA is a low-incidence autoimmune vasculitis, with a high number of phenotypes which explain the broad clinical spectrum, but recent advances has helped to understand the physiopathology and its link with other conditions like pulmonary fibrosis. Conclusion: Early diagnosis and management of this condition is mandatory because it is the only factor that change the outcome of the patients. © (2024), (Greek Rheumatology Society and Professional Association of Rheumatologists). All Rights Reserved.},
publisher = {Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology},
title = {Late-Presenting Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis as Cause of Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Case-Based Review},
doi = {10.31138/mjr.161023.lpe},
author = {Coronado-Sarmiento J.F. and Coronado-López J.P. and Tuta-Quintero E. and Mora C.M. and Mayor V.},
}