People with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) who continue to receive high doses of glucocorticoids for more than six months experience no benefits in terms of survival or relapse rates — but have a much higher risk of infections, a new study suggests. The results showed these patients have a significantly…
Patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) treated with immunosuppressive agents have a higher risk of developing infectious complications, including pneumonia, sepsis, and fungal infection, a new study shows. The study, “Relationship Between Immunosuppressive Therapy and the Development of Infectious Complications Among Patients with Anti-neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-associated Vasculitis: A Single-center,…
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