| DB ID | MyCo_2068 |
| Title | c-ANCA positivity in a Belgian patient with pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis |
| Year | 1997 |
| PMID | 9387974 |
| Fungal Diseases involved | Pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis |
| Associated Medical Condition | Diffuse interstitial lung disease |
| Genus | Paracoccidioides |
| Species | brasiliensis |
| Organism | Paracoccidioides brasiliensis |
| Ethical Statement | None |
| Site of Infection | Lungs |
| Opportunistic invasive | Opportunistic |
| Sample type | Biopsy |
| Sample source | Transbronchial biopsies |
| Host Group | Human |
| Host Common name | Human |
| Host Scientific name | Homo sapiens |
| Biomarker Name | c-ANCAs |
| Biomarker Full Name | Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies |
| Biomarker Type | Diagnostic |
| Biomolecule | Protein |
| Geographical Location | Belgium |
| Cohort | A 69 yr old, white male, who underwent coronary artery bypass surgery in 1983, presented with a history of progressive dyspnoea on exertion, chest tightness and a nonproductive cough of 4 month duration. Previous treatment with erythromycin had not improved symptoms. He had a smoking history of 45 pack-years. From 1948 to 1963, the patient worked on a plantation in Paraguay and travelled in Brasil and Argentina. |
| Cohort No. | 1 |
| Age Group | 69 |
| P Value | None |
| Sensitivity | None |
| Specificity | None |
| Positive Predictive Value | None |
| MIC | None |
| Fold Change | None |
| Pathway | None |
| Disease Introduction Mechanism | None |
| Technique | ELISA |
| Analysis Method | ELISA Based |
| ELISA kits | ELISA (immunoglobulin G (IgG)) kit (Euroimmun, Groß Grönau, Germany) |
| Assay Data | None |
| Validation Techniques used | ELISA |
| Up Regulation Down Regulation | Increase |
| Sequence Data | None |
| External Link | None |
