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Higher antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (C-ANCA) titers are associated with increased overall healthcare use in patients with sinonasal manifestations of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA).
Janisiewicz, Agnieszka M; Klau, Marc H; Keschner, David B; Lehmer, Randy R; Venkat, Kumar V; Medhekar, Swati S; Chang, Parke K; Badran, Karam; Leary, Ryan; Garg, Rohit; Nguyen, Andrew A; Lee, Jivianne T.
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  • Janisiewicz AM; Orange County Sinus Institute, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Irvine, California, USA.
Am J Rhinol Allergy ; 29(3): 202-6, 2015.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25975251
BACKGROUND: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by necrotizing granulomatous airway inflammation and vasculitis. Sinonasal involvement occurs in more than 80% cases, with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (C-ANCA) titers used as a marker of disease severity. The purpose of this study was to determine whether C-ANCA levels impact radiographic findings and healthcare use in patients with sinonasal GPA. METHODS: A retrospective review was performed on GPA patients evaluated in a multidisciplinary rheumatologic/otolaryngologic clinic from 2008 to 2013. Data were collected with respect to age, gender, clinical presentation, C-ANCA titers, Lund-Mackay (LM) scores, surgical interventions, and healthcare use, the latter of which were determined by assessing the number of rheumatology/otolaryngology clinic visits, computed tomography (CT) scans, and email/telephone encounters. RESULTS: A total of 44 patients were identified, 11 male and 33 female. Sinonasal manifestations were evident in 70.4%, with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) (41.9%), septal perforation (38.7%), and crusting (32.2%) the most common findings. No significant differences in number of CT scans (p = 0.10) or mean LM scores (p = 0.47) were found between patients with more than or equal to 1:80 and less than 1:80 C-ANCA titers, respectively. However, overall healthcare use was increased in the more than or equal to 1:80 C-ANCA group (n = 28) compared with less than 1:80 (n = 16), with a significantly greater number of rheumatologic/otolaryngologic encounters (mean 121 versus 69.2, p = 0.03) noted. When otolaryngologic healthcare use was specifically examined, the average number of encounters was also higher in more than or equal to 1:80 C-ANCA patients (31.9 versus 22.9), but this difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.16). CONCLUSION: Sinonasal GPA patients with presenting C-ANCA titers more than or equal to 1:80 demonstrated significantly greater overall healthcare use than their lower C-ANCA level counterparts (less than 1:80). However, no significant differences in otolaryngology resource use or LM scores were evident between the two titer groups.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Granulomatosis con Poliangitis / Anticuerpos Anticitoplasma de Neutrófilos / Servicios de Salud Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Límite: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Am J Rhinol Allergy Asunto de la revista: ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA / OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Granulomatosis con Poliangitis / Anticuerpos Anticitoplasma de Neutrófilos / Servicios de Salud Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Límite: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: Am J Rhinol Allergy Asunto de la revista: ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA / OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos