Table 2

Clinical features of the 19 patients with IPF and MPA

CaseSexAge at the time of MPA developmentTime from IPF diagnosis to MPA development (years)MPO-ANCA at the time of IPF diagnosisMPO-ANCA at the time of MPA developmentDiffuse alveolar haemorrhageAcute respiratory failureRapidly progressive glomerulonephritisMononeuritis multiplexGastrointestinal bleedingPurpuric rashFeverDuration after MPA development (years)Outcome
1M670PositivePositive++++9.04Dead
2M670PositivePositive++2.41Dead
3F720PositivePositive+++0.27Alive
4F660PositivePositive+++0.6Dead
5F730PositivePositive++0.16Alive
6M620PositivePositive++9.99Alive
7M690PositivePositive++++3.69Alive
8F790PositivePositive+++1.53Alive
9M690PositivePositive++++2.47Alive
10F790PositivePositive++++0.08Dead
11F740.28PositivePositive+++1.32Dead
12M756.06NegativePositive+++0.06Dead
13M765.5NegativePositive+++0.08Dead
14M765.12NegativePositive+++1.04Dead
15F738.25NegativePositive+++1.87Dead
16M690.5PositivePositive++9.76Alive
17F696.93PositivePositive+0.08Alive
18F600.42NegativePositive++6.31Alive
19M625.33NegativePositive++++0.08Alive
  • ANCA, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody; IPF, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; MPA, microscopic polyangiitis.