Case Report

Acute Fibrinous and Organizing Pneumonia and Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease: A Case Report

Table 2

Inflammatory activity tests and serologic and autoantibodies tests.

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ESR (mm/h)
RV: <20
675455
CRP (mg/dL)
RV: <0,5
<0,5<0,5<0,5
Total protein (g/dL)
RV: 6–8
72
ANA
RV: nonreactive
NonreactiveNonreactiveNonreactive
RF (UI/mL)
RV: <40
<40<40<40
P-ANCA
RV: negative
1 : 20
Anti-TPO (UI/mL)
RV: <35
842
Anti-TBG (UI/mL)
RV: <40
141

Negative autoantibodies: anti-Scl70, anti-Jo1, c-ANCA, anti-RNP, anti-SS-A, anti-SS-B, anti-CCP, antinative DNA, and anticentromere.

Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumoniae, HBV and HCV negative serologic tests.

ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP: C-reactive protein; ANA: antinuclear antibodies; RF: rheumatoid factor; P-ANCA: perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; anti-TPO: antithyroid peroxidase; anti-TGB: antithyroxine binding globulin; anti-Scl 70: antitopoisomerase antibodies; anti-Jo 1: antisynthetase antibodies; c-ANCA: cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; anti-RNP: antiribonucleoproteins antitopoisomerase antibodies; anti-SS-A: anti-Sjogren’s Syndrome antigen A; anti-SS-B: anti-Sjogren’s syndrome antigen B; anti-CCP: anticitrulline containing peptide; HBV: hepatitis B virus; HCV: hepatitis C virus; RV: reference value.