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. 2022 Aug 13;20:65. doi: 10.1186/s12969-022-00727-1

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
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