The type of ANCA most commonly associated with Wegner&;s granulomatosis-: (A) cANCA, (B) pANCA, (C) Both, (D) None
Answer is A. Ans. is A cANCA It has 75% cANCA 10-15 % pANCA ANCA cANCA pANCA o Wegener's granulomatosis o Microscopic polyangiitis o Churg-Strauss syndrome o Idiopathic crescentic glomerulonephritis o Goodpasteur's syndrome, o pANCA's are also associated with certain non- vasculitic entities such as certain rheumatic and nonrheumatic autoimmune diseases. Inflammatory bowel diseases, certain drugs, - infections such as endocarditis and bacterial airway infection in patients with cystic fibrosis.