Propylthiouracil-induced ANCA-associated vasculitis complicated by granulocytopenia and hemophagocytosis: a case report
Long-term PTU therapy may trigger AAV accompanied by hemophagocytosis. Clinicians should consider screening for hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) in such cases to guide timely immunosuppressive intervention.
Authors
- Z H Chen
- Huanfen Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8170-8195)
- Jingqi Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5099-8978)
- Yi Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3489-5183)
- Shuchang Lai
- Shasha Fu
Institutions
- Hainan Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1578726
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vasculitis and related conditions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China