Utility of serological markers in inflammatory bowel diseases: Gadget or magic? [PDF]
, 2007 The panel of serologic markers for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is rapidly expanding. Although anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) and atypical perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (P-ANCA) remain the most widely ...
Altorjay, István +3 more
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Pathophysiology of ANCA-associated vasculitides: Are ANCA really pathogenic? [PDF]
Kidney International, 2004 The strong relation between antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCA) and primary vasculitic syndromes suggests a pathophysiological role for ANCA. Experimental evidence for the pathogenic potential of ANCA has been derived from in vitro studies that demonstrate that ANCA can activate tumour necrosis factor alpha primed neutrophils, monocytes ...
Heeringa, P, Tervaert, JWC
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A rare case of wegeners granulomatosis with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in a child
Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, 2016 Wegener’s granulomatosis is an uncommon autoimmue disease with multi-system involvement, characterized by necrotizing granulomatous inflammation of the upper and lower respiratory tracts and general focal necrotizing vasculitis (Commonly known as Wegener’
Vikas Gupta +5 more
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Pseudotumoral form of granulomatosis with polyangiitis
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017 A 65-year-old woman, non-smoker presented with a two-month history of cough. She also complained of arthralgia and weight loss. The clinical examination revealed a febrile patient.
Fadwa Mekouar, Naoual El Omri
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MPO-ANCA-associated necrotizing glomerulonephritis in rheumatoid arthritis; a case report and review of literature [PDF]
Journal of Nephropathology, 2017 Background: Renal involvement in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is common and has a negative impact on patient survival. Only few cases have been reported of necrotizing glomerulonephritis (GN) associated with myeloperoxidase anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic ...
Mário Góis +6 more
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Pauci-immune glomerulonephritis in individuals with disease associated with levamisole-adulterated cocaine: a series of 4 cases. [PDF]
, 2014 Exposure to levamisole-adulterated cocaine can induce a distinct clinical syndrome characterized by retiform purpura and/or agranulocytosis accompanied by an unusual constellation of serologic abnormalities including antiphospholipid antibodies, lupus ...
Butcher, Brad +6 more
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Undiagnosed Periprosthetic Infections in First-Time Aseptic Revision Hip Arthroplasties
BiomedicinesBackground: Unexpected infections diagnosed after intraoperative cultures in aseptic revision hip arthroplasties are infrequent, but the features and outcomes of culture-positive cases are still poorly understood.
Filippo Caternicchia +7 more
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Characterizing infection in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis:results from a longitudinal, matched-cohort data linkage study [PDF]
, 2020 Objectives: Infection exerts a major burden in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), however, its precise extent and nature remains unclear. In this national study we aimed to longitudinally quantify, characterize and contextualize infection risk in AAV ...
Amft, Nicole +11 more
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Научно-практическая ревматология, 2020 Despite numerous publications on COVID-19, at present, conceptual thinking of the problem is only at a nascence stage. Treatment of patients with ANCA-associated systemic vasculitis (AAV) during the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the relevant issues ...
T. V. Beketova, L. M. Blank, A. M. Lila
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Serum antibodies in first-degree relatives of patients with IBD: A marker of disease susceptibility? A follow-up pilot-study after 7 years [PDF]
, 2005 Introduction: Various disease-specific serum antibodies were described in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and their yet healthy first-degree relatives.
H.P. Török +29 more
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