Chronic lung disease is associated with a higher risk for infection in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis during both induction and maintenance treatment.

Higher relapse rates were associated with c-ANCA/PR3 positivity and granulomatosis with polyangiitis phenotype. In a retrospective study of patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic (ANCA)-associated ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Incidence of end-stage kidney disease for those with newly diagnosed antibody-associated vasculitis was 22% at ...

Children with IgA vasculitis who present with severe skin manifestations may be at higher risk for relapse and should be followed up for at least 1 year.

The prophylactic efficacy of TMP-SMX was significantly higher in subgroups with baseline lymphopenia, azotemia, microscopic polyangiitis, or relapsed AAV. Prophylactic use of ...

Determining the right care plan and treatment for your AAV may require numerous doctors. Learn their roles and when to consult them.

While a diagnosis of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)–associated vasculitis, or AAV, may seem daunting, it’s important to know that this chronic autoimmune disorder is no longer the ...

Urticarial vasculitis is an autoimmune condition that causes itchy or painful hives. Some people may also develop inflammation in other organs, such as the kidneys or lungs. Vasculitis is a group of ...

LARGE vessel vasculitis may present as leg pain, and FDG-PET/CT uncovered lower extremity predominant disease in 16 patients ...