In patients with MPO-positive ANCA-associated vasculitis, the excess inflammation causes cerebral small vessel disease even before the disease is diagnosed, and the risk for cerebral disease may remain high even after immunosuppressive treatment, researchers say. The study with that finding, “Occurrence of cerebral small vessel disease…
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA) testing is useful for the early diagnosis of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) in patients with central nervous system symptoms, allowing for timely treatment and a better prognosis, but a positive ANCA test could also mean several things besides vasculitis, a review study reports. About 5-15 percent of…
A patient in New York was diagnosed with ANCA-associated vasculitis and compromised kidney function caused by levamisole-adulterated cocaine, which scientists consider to be a rare occurrence. The study, “Unusual case of levamisole-induced dual-positive ANCA vasculitis and crescentic glomerulonephritis,” was published in BMJ Case Reports. Levamisole is…
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