Winter Rise in Renal AAV Cases, Possibly Due to Infections, Reported in Study
Patients are more likely to develop anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) that affects their kidneys in the winter months, likely due to environmental factors that promote disease-triggering infections, a study reports. The study, “Seasonal variations in the onset of positive and negative renal ANCA-associated vasculitis in…