A retrospective study has found an association between the length of prodromal phase – where patients experience non-specific symptoms before…
Ashraf Malhas, PhD
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Articles by Ashraf Malhas, PhD
Persistent hematuria (blood in urine) in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) patients who achieved clinical remission after immunosuppressive therapy…
A study has found that the severity of anemia in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated renal vasculitis is associated…
A case report finds that necrobiotic xanthogranuloma scleritis, an inflammation of the white part of the eye, could be an early…
Classifying patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) based on organ involvement at the time patients are first examined…
Methotrexate Effective for ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Remission Maintenance Treatment, Study Finds
Methotrexate is an effective and safe option for remission maintenance therapy in patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV), a…
Long-term maintenance therapy with azathioprine (AZA) does not improve relapse rates in patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis…
Although certain immune cells are present at lower levels in patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV), it is…
Different types of ANCA-associated vasculitis occur in different ethnic groups, a study reports. The research, “Global ethnic…
Central Nervous System Involvement Seen Not to Affect Survival Rates in GPA Patients, Study Finds
A retrospective study has investigated the central nervous system’s (CNS) involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) in a group of…