Table 2.
Summary of clinical findings, demographics, and treatment strategies of pediatric-onset AAV after COVID-19 infection
Bryant et al | Powell et al | Fireizen et al | Reiff et al | |
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Age, years | 16 | 12 | 17 | 17 |
Sex | Female | Female | Male | Male |
Comorbidities | Asthma | None | Asthma and Obesity | None |
Chronology with COVID-19 | 1–2 weeks following infection | 2 weeks following infection | 2 months following infection | Concurrent |
Positive serology | Anti-PR3 and C-ANCA | Anti-MPO and ANCA | Anti-MPO and P-ANCA | Anti-PR3 and C-ANCA |
Lung involvement at presentation | Extensive multifocal pulmonary nodules and regions of consolidation with multiple areas of cavitation and central bronchiectasis with diffuse bronchial wall thickening | Dense consolidation in the left lower lobe and patchy infiltrate in the right middle and upper lobes without ground-glass opacities; diffuse alveolar hemorrhage | Extensive heterogeneous infiltrates in both lungs with an unusual fluffy central distribution concerning for diffuse alveolar hemorrhage | Multiple bilateral cavitary lung lesions |
Kidney involvement at presentation | Normal kidney function (Cr. 0.79 mg/dL) | Pauci-immune necrotizing and crescentic glomerulonephritis | Renal biopsy showed necrotizing glomerulonephritis with limited immune complex deposition | Normal kidney function (Cr. 0.74 mg/dL) |
AAV treatment | Prednisone, rituximab, mycophenolate mofetil | Methylprednisolone, rituximab, cyclophosphamide | Methylprednisolone, plasmapheresis, cyclophosphamide | Methylprednisolone, rituximab, not on maintenance therapy |
Antibody titers at presentation | 1:40 and a proteinase 3 antibody (PR3) level of 1.4 (normal < 1.0) | 1:640 and a perinuclear pattern | Not available | 1:640 and a proteinase 3 antibody (PR3) level of 251.9 (normal < 1.0) |
Outcomes | Marked improvement of multifocal consolidation, nodularity, and cavitation on CT | Improvement in clinical symptoms | Resolution of DAH and AKI, not requiring outpatient dialysis | Clinically asymptomatic with marked improvement of cavitary lung nodules on CT |