Study Identifies Early Risk Factors for Kidney Failure in AAV

Poor kidney function and worse overall disease severity at diagnosis can predict kidney failure in adults with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), according to a small single-center study in Turkey. In addition, AAV patients with either hypocomplementemia — low levels of complement proteins in the blood — or a five-factor score…

Older Age, Infections Tied to Poor Outcomes in AAV with Lung Hemorrhage

Outcomes for people with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) who have an alveolar hemorrhage (bleeding in the lungs’ air sacs) are likely to be worse if they are age 65 or older, need respiratory support, or develop infections, a study reports. The study, “Alveolar haemorrhage in ANCA-associated vasculitis: Long-term outcome and…