Overlapping Syndromes: Drug-Induced Vasculitis From Hydralazine With Positive Antinuclear Antibodies. 2023

Lakshmi Kannan, and UmmeRubab Syeda
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Pikeville Medical Center, Pikeville, KY, USA.

Hydralazine is an antihypertensive medication that has been associated with drug-associated autoimmune syndromes like interstitial lung disease, pauci-immune glomerulonephritis, and hypocomplementemia. Hydralazine-induced ANCA-associated vasculitis and hydralazine induced positive antinuclear antibodies are rare. Clinical manifestations range from arthralgia, petechiae, or rash to multiorgan involvement. When presented as pulmonary-renal syndrome, it can be rapidly progressive and fatal. Here, we describe a case of hydralazine-associated vasculitis with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and highlight the importance of early diagnosis and prompt treatment.

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