This diagnostic strategy is not without problems. Angiography has a poor sensitivity and specificity (see Table 2 for the sensitivities and specificities of the diagnostic tests for vasculitis) for ...

For patients with autoimmune vasculitides, mortality is on the decline in the U.S. but still remains elevated compared with the general population. These immunological disorders of inflammation of ...

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Avacopan was associated with fewer serious adverse events than controls in ANCA-associated vasculitis. Data from ...

VEXAS syndrome is known to be a mimicker of ANCA-associated vasculitis, making it a challenge to distinguish between the disorders. VEXAS (vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, somatic) ...

For most of us, the phrase "stroke of the eye" sounds like a metaphor. But for UK HealthCare's Jagannadha "Jay" Avasarala, M.D., Ph.D., it's a literal and urgent diagnosis—one that could mean the ...

Urticarial vasculitis is an autoimmune condition that causes itchy or painful hives. Some people may also develop inflammation in other organs, such as the kidneys or lungs. Vasculitis is a group of ...

A 66-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia was transferred to Johns Hopkins Hospital with left-sided weakness and altered mental status after magnetic resonance ...