Antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) primarily affects small- and medium-sized arteries, including kidney vessels, thus causing rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis. The pathogenesis of AAV is intricate and several factors, including infections, are known to possibly trigger the autoimmune process. Numerous studies have reported that SARS-CoV-2 might cause acute kidney injury (AKI). To date, a modest number of AAV with COVID-19 cases has been reported. Herein, we discuss the case of a 61-year-old man with new-onset of diffuse proliferative ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis after COVID-19.
Keywords: ANKA; Acute Kidney Injury; COVID; Glomerulonephritis; Vasculitis.
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