TABLE 6

Conditions associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) other than ANCA-associated vasculitis

Gastrointestinal disorders
Inflammatory bowel disease
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Primary biliary cirrhosis
Autoimmune hepatitis
Viral hepatitis
Infections
Infective endocarditis
Tuberculosis
Malaria
Drugs
Propylthiouracil
Minocycline
Hydralazine
Allopurinol
Levamisole
Autoimmune diseases
Rheumatoid arthritis
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)a
Antiglomerular basement membrane disease
  • a Antinuclear antibody (ANA) and p-ANCA resemble each other closely and are difficult to differentiate. Thus, SLE sera may show positive p-ANCA staining due to presence of ANA.