Wegener's granulomatosis, microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), Churg–Strauss syndrome, and primary pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis are associated with circulating anti-neutrophil ...

Treatment results in remission for about 85% of patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated small-vessel vasculitis; however, 11–57% of these suffer relapse, which can ...

Cutaneous vasculitis (CV) is a term used for inflammation of the blood vessels in the skin that occurs in up to 70% of patients with lupus erythematosus (LE). The inflammation affects the smaller ...

Managing CV includes general measures to keep the patient as comfortable as possible until lesions resolve spontaneously. These include resting, protecting fragile skin from injury, and using ...

Despite the frequency of coronary artery calcification among patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis, only 25% were using statins. A significant percentage of ...