PR3-ANCA Positive Behçet’s Disease with Severe Multisystem Involvement: A Diagnostic Challenge
<b>Background:</b> Behçet's disease (BD) and granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) are distinct vasculitides. PR3-ANCA is considered specific for GPA, yet rare BD cases demonstrate positivity, creating diagnostic dilemmas. <b>Case Presentation:</b> We describe a young man fulfilling criteria for BD, presenting with recurrent oral and genital ulcers, ocular inflammation, catastrophic jejunal perforations, pulmonary embolism, and myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries. Despite strong PR3-ANCA positivity, the global phenotype was consistent with BD. Management required a complex, multimodal immunosuppressive regimen that included corticosteroids, cyclophosphamide, therapeutic plasma exchange, and rituximab. <b>Conclusions:</b> PR3-ANCA positivity may represent a severe BD phenotype rather than true GPA overlap, underscoring the need for individualized treatment strategies.
Authors
- Aleksandra Plavšić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0393-0874)
- Rada Mišković (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0982-2572)
- Slobodan Marjanović (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0826-186X)
- Uroš Karić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2154-7315)
- Jelena Ljubičić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6471-2037)
- Dragan Vasin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8005-046X)
- Snežana Arandjelović (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7596-4731)
- Jovana Stanisavljević (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7230-0112)
- Adi Hadžibegović (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4956-3093)
Institutions
- University of Belgrade (RS)
- Center for Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences (RS)
- Centar za Promociju Nauke (RS)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diagnostics
- Published
- 2025-11-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics15222897
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00