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Episode 211: Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis

Episode 211: Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis

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Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA) – Recognition and Management in the ED

Hosts:
Phoebe Draper, MD
Brian Gilberti, MD

https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/GPA.mp3 Download One Comment Tags: Rheumatology Show Notes Background
  • A vasculitis affecting small blood vessels causing inflammation and necrosis
  • Affects upper respiratory tract (sinusitis, otitis media, saddle nose deformity), lungs (nodules, alveolar hemorrhage), and kidneys (rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis)
  • Can lead to multi-organ failure, pulmonary hemorrhage, renal failure
Red Flag Symptoms:
  • Chronic sinus symptoms
  • Hemoptysis (especially bright red blood)
  • New pulmonary complaints
  • Renal dysfunction
  • Constitutional symptoms (fatigue, weight loss, fever)
Workup in the ED:
  • CBC, CMP for anemia and AKI
  • Urinalysis with microscopy (hematuria, RBC casts)
  • Chest imaging (CXR or CT for nodules, cavitary lesions)
  • ANCA testing (not immediately available but important diagnostically)
Management:
  • Stable patients: Outpatient workup, urgent rheumatology consult, prednisone 1 mg/kg/day
  • Unstable patients: High-dose IV steroids (methylprednisolone 1 g daily x3 days), consider plasma exchange, cyclophosphamide or rituximab initiation, ICU admission
Conditions that Mimic GPA:
  • Goodpasture syndrome (anti-GBM antibodies)
  • TB, fungal infections
  • Lung malignancy
  • Other vasculitides (EGPA, MPA, lupus)

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