Challenges in diagnostics of microscopic polyangiitis in day to day practice


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Abstract

Early diagnosis of microscopic polyangiitis is quite challenging for doctors of various specialties due to involvement of multiple organs and variety of clinical symptoms. Moreover, absence of classification criteria for this vasculitis also plays a significant role. A clinical case in female patient with late diagnosis of microscopic polyangiitis which was treated as flu, bronchitis and pneumonia is described in the article.

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I. B Bazina

Smolensk State Medical University

Email: billy_boss@mail.ru
Candidate of Medical Sciences; Professor

O. A Kozyrev

Smolensk State Medical University

Email: billy_boss@mail.ru
Professor, MD

T. P Denisova

Smolensk State Medical University

Email: billy_boss@mail.ru
Candidate of Medical Sciences, associate professor

D. G Krechikova

Regional Rheumatological Center at Private Institution of Healthcare «Clinical hospital «RZhD-Medicine» of the city Smolensk»

Email: billy_boss@mail.ru
Candidate of Medical Sciences Smolensk

O. Yu Astafyeva

Clinical Hospital of Emergency Care

Email: billy_boss@mail.ru
Smolensk

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