Abstract:Antithyroid medications can cause antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) vasculitis. However, no literature in English describes the coexistence of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and untreated Graves' disease. We present a 19-year-old female with thyroid storm and additional complaints of cough, hemoptysis, nasal discharges, polyarthralgia, and skin lesions. Imaging showed peri-hilar cavities and acute-on-chronic sinusitis. Elevated cytoplasmic pattern antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (C-ANCA) a… Show more
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