Use of ruxolitinib in COPA syndrome manifesting as life-threatening alveolar haemorrhage
COPA (coatomer subunit α) syndrome is a newly recognised cause of interstitial lung disease in children and adults, frequently associated with arthritis and renal dysfunction. We report a 11-year-old girl with disease limited to major pulmonary haemosiderosis manifesting at the age of 2 years, due t...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Thorax 2020-01, Vol.75 (1), p.92-95 |
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Zusammenfassung: | COPA (coatomer subunit α) syndrome is a newly recognised cause of interstitial lung disease in children and adults, frequently associated with arthritis and renal dysfunction. We report a 11-year-old girl with disease limited to major pulmonary haemosiderosis manifesting at the age of 2 years, due to a heterozygous p.(Arg233His) mutation in COPA. Her interferon (IFN) signature was elevated (10.312 and 12.429, healthy |
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ISSN: | 0040-6376 1468-3296 |
DOI: | 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2019-213892 |