N. Yorioka et al., Chronic rheumatoid arthritis complicated by myeloperoxidase antineutrophilcytoplasmic antibody-associated nephritis, AM J NEPHR, 19(4), 1999, pp. 527-529
We report a myeloperoxidase antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-positive rh
eumatoid arthritis patient who developed necrotizing crescentic glomerulone
phritis, Steroid therapy was given combined with an immunosuppressant agent
, and double-filtration plasmapheresis was started with the aim of removing
antibodies from the blood. This therapeutic regimen was found to be useful
.