Our sweet cat, Sammie Cooper, died suddenly a few weeks ago. So this is a sad column, but it’s also an ode to a particular kind of care partner: the kind with fur. She came to us 13 years ago from a shelter in Tucson, Arizona. We figured she was…
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People with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) waited a median of nearly four years from their first recorded major sign of the disease to diagnosis, and most received prescriptions for oral glucocorticoids and/or immunosuppressants, a real-world study in England shows. Also, in a 486-patient group followed from diagnosis, more…
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Nearly half of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) patients treated with rituximab developed hypogammaglobulinemia (HGG), or low blood levels of antibodies, according to a population-based Swedish study. While antibodies normally help fight infections, the occurrence of HGG was not associated with an increased risk of severe infections among rituximab-treated patients…
Becoming educated and informed about ANCA vasculitis is a good first step. Here you’ll find general information such as the diagnosis, symptoms, and causes.
It helps to know others have been where you are now. Here’s a collection of our columnists’ words of wisdom to help you along on your ANCA vasculitis journey.
There is no cure for ANCA vasculitis yet, but here you can find more information about current approved treatments, as well as experimental treatments that are in the pipeline.
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