Case Report

Pericardial Tamponade: An Uncommon Clinical Presentation in cANCA Related Vasculitis and Glomerulonephritis in Association with Very High Titres of ANA

Table 1

Laboratory workup.

LabsReference ValuesValues

White Blood Count4.0 - 11.0 K/uL20.7
ANA Screen by IFANegativePositive
ANA SpeckledNegative Titer > = 1:1280
Anti-dsDNANegativeNegative
Anti-GBM0-20 units5
C3 Complement83 - 177 mg/dL162
C4 Complement10 - 40 mg/dL16
Cytoplasmic ANCANeg: <1:20 titer1:160
PR-3 Antibody EIA0.0-3.5 U/mL> 100
MPO Antibody, EIA0.0-9.0 U/mL< 9.0
Perinuclear ANCANeg: <1:20 titer<1:20 titer
Urine ProteinNegative 100
Urine RBC0-2/hpf50-100
Urine WBC0-2/hpf20-50
Urine Protein: Creatinine< .21.34