Neutrophils, one of the immune system warriors that were thought to be all the same, turn out to be diverse. Unfortunately, ...

Bosch and colleagues searched MEDLINE for studies published in English between 1966 and 2007 that evaluated the available treatments for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated ...

Treatment results in remission for about 85% of patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated small-vessel vasculitis; however, 11–57% of these suffer relapse, which can ...

Neutrophils, one of the immune system warriors that were thought to be all the same, turn out to be diverse. Unfortunately, these cells ...

Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Scores (BVAS) were used to identify disease manifestations. Key efficacy outcomes included remission at week 26, sustained remission at week 52, relapse rates, the ...

Use of avacopan with a lower dose of glucocorticoids leads to fewer total and serious side effects, as well as infections.

Alaska Native and American Indian adults have a high prevalence of AAV, with distinct clinical characteristics and treatment patterns observed.

Long-term use of propylthiouracil (PTU) may precipitate antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) complicated by hemophagocytic activity, according to a case report ...

Rituximab may be an effective therapeutic option in the management of severe necrotizing scleritis associated with AAV.

Nearly all children with ANCA-associated vasculitis demonstrate ... MD discusses her process for putting together a treatment plan for a vasculitis patient. In this video, Rula Hajj-Ali, MD ...

The general principles guiding the treatment of vasculitis are to induce and maintain remission prior to commencing a pregnancy, to recognize and promptly treat any relapse both during pregnancy ...