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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Lab Physicians 2010; 2(01): 042-043
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2727.66707
Case Report

Myeloperoxidase-antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies with Cytoplasmic Fluorescence Pattern

Seema Chhabra
Department of Immunopathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
,
Ranjana Walker Minz
Department of Immunopathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
,
Lekha Goyal
Department of Immunopathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
,
Nidhi Sharma
Department of Immunopathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
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ABSTRACT

We report here two rare cases of myeloperoxidase–antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (MPO-ANCA)-positive Wegener’s granulomatosis (limited variant) which deceptively produced a cytoplasmic (C-ANCA) pattern on indirect immunofluorescence.

Keywords

Indirect immunofluorescence - enzyme linked immunosorbent assay - Wegener’s granulomatosis


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