ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) can cause recurrent bleeding in the lungs, which manifest as hemosiderosis — an excessive accumulation of…
Articles by Alejandra Viviescas, PhD.
Adding methylprednisolone pulse therapy to standard induction therapy does not appear to have any particular benefit for people with…
Different autoimmune pathways — which determine how autoantibodies affect the body — might be involved in cases of lupus nephritis…
Doctors should suspect granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) in cases of isolated, acute sinusitis that does not improve with treatment,…
Researchers have developed a specific index for ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) that uses laboratory results at the time of diagnosis…
Cocaine and levamisole, a chemical substance commonly used to cut the drug, can trigger ANCA production and mimic…
ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) can cause kidney damage without affecting the glomeruli, the filtering unit of the kidneys, a case…
When autoimmune diseases such as ANCA-associated vasculitis are found at the same time as cancer, properly diagnosing and treating them…
People with ANCA-associated vasculitis who have high levels of a protein called aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase-interacting multifunctional protein-1 (AIMP1) in…
In the rare event that ANCA-associated vasculitis affects a large blood vessel like the aorta, treatment with Rituxan (rituximab)…