Case Report
Hydralazine Induces Myeloperoxidase and Proteinase 3 Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody Vasculitis and Leads to Pulmonary Renal Syndrome
Table 1
Hydralazine-induced ANCA vasculitis—patients with pulmonary renal syndrome, treatment, and outcome.
| Article [reference] | Number of Patients | Positive MPO antibodies | Pulmonary and renal involvement | Treatment of patients with pulmonary renal syndrome | Outcome |
| Almroth et al. [13] | 17 | 12 of 14 tested | 4 | C 4/4 Cy 2/4, Az 1/4, P 1/4 | 3 out of 4 died |
| Short and Lockwood [14] | 10 | 10 | 2 | C 2/2 Cy 1/2 | Not reported |
| Choi et al. [3] | 10 | 10 | 5 | C 5/5 Cy 5/5 | 1 out of 4 died |
| Yokogawa and Vivino [7] | 2 | 2 | 1 | C, Cy | Died |
| Marina et al. [11] | 1 | 1 | 1 | C, Cy | Died |
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C: corticosteroids; Cy: cyclophosphamide; Az: azathioprine; P: plasmapheresis.
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