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While rare, patients with scleroderma — a disease that causes skin hardening — can also develop ANCA-associated vasculitis, a case report shows. The study, “Perinuclear Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody Positive Glomerulonephritis in a Case of Limited Cutaneous Scleroderma,” was published in the Indian Journal of Nephrology.

Interstitial pneumonia may trigger the production of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) and lead to a kind of vasculitis called microscopic polyangiitis, a case report shows. The finding suggests that interstitial pulmonary fibrosis may be a cause, rather than a consequence, of ANCA-associated vasculitis. The study, “Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia…

Mexican researchers reported for the first time a patient with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) who experienced extensive, widespread gastrointestinal symptoms as the main manifestation of relapsing disease. The case was reported in the study, “Extensive Gastrointestinal Manifestations as the Main Relapsing Disease in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis,” published…

Microscopic polyangiitis with kidney manifestations, a subtype of ANCA-associated vasculitis, can develop in women after a pregnancy, a case report from Japan suggests. The study, “Microscopic polyangiitis necrotizing glomerulonephritis associated with pregnancy: case with a 20-year clinical course and review of the literature,” appeared in the journal…

Researchers reported the case of a patient who developed suspected ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) in the ear followed by hearing loss after taking propylthiouracil, a thyroid medication for Graves’ disease. While the medicine has been widely linked with AAV in other studies, its ability to cause otitis and hearing loss is…

Tapazole (methimazole), a thyroid medication used to treat Graves’ disease, may in rare cases cause ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), a new patient study suggests. While the link between thyroid drugs and AAV is relatively common, few cases triggered by Tapazole have been described, and little is known about how…

Researchers have reported the case of a patient who developed ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) after taking a thyroid medication for Graves’ disease. While this medication has been linked to AAV in other studies, this was the first time the condition manifested as a perforation of the nose septum, Japanese researchers said.

Patients with end-stage renal disease due to granulomatosis with polyangiitis — a type of ANCA-associated vasculitis — live significantly longer after receiving a kidney transplant, a nationwide review study shows. This was mainly due to a 90% reduction in the risk for cardiovascular death, researchers found. The findings suggest that promptly…

A new case study supports previous findings that hydralazine — a medication used to treat high blood pressure — may cause ANCA-associated vasculitis with severe kidney injury, leading its researchers to recommend its use “generally be avoided.” A separate case report, published in March, linked this medication to end-stage kidney disease…

A rare case of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) affecting a thin layer of the abdomen — with no detectable anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) — was reported by researchers at Mitsui Memorial Hospital in Tokyo, Japan. The case report “Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Localized in the Greater Omentum” was…