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Pregnancy and Systemic Vasculitis

open access: yesIndian Journal of Rheumatology, 2016
The systemic vasculitides are rare diseases of vessel wall inflammation. They are classified according to the vessel wall size. Systemic vasculitis is usually diagnosed after the fifth decade of life, except Takayasu arteritis and Bechet's disease which can manifest earlier.
Pathak, Himanshu, Mukhtyar, Chetan
openaire   +3 more sources

Diagnostic Implications and Correlates of Plasma Adenosine Deaminase 2 Activity and ADA2 Variants

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 (DADA2) is a monogenic autoinflammatory disease manifested as polyarteritis nodosa, stroke, and bone marrow failure. Leveraging an international cohort of 200 DADA2 cases, we aimed to characterize the diagnostic utility of a plasma ADA2 enzyme activity assay and understand the implications of residual ADA2 ...
Jian Yue   +55 more
wiley   +1 more source

Compassionate Use of Avacopan in Difficult-to-Treat Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis

open access: yesKidney International Reports, 2022
Jolijn R. van Leeuwen   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Distinct Effects of Complement C4A and C4B Copy Numbers in Systemic Sclerosis Serological and Clinical Subtypes

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Complement component 4 (C4), encoded by C4A and C4B within the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) on chromosome 6, regulates the immune response and clears immune complexes. The variable copy number (CN) of C4 genes and retroviral human endogenous retrovirus K (HERV‐K) element influence its function.
Javier Martínez‐López   +156 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Atypical Case of Vasculitis: When ‘Occult’ 18FDG-PET Scan Findings Create a Classification Dilemma

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2019
We describe a 66-year old patient with a recurrent ulcer on her right ankle. Biopsy revealed medium-vessel vasculitis consistent with cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa.
Elena Lopez-Francos   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Drug‐Induced Raynaud's Phenomenon and Underlying Mechanism: A Disproportionality Analysis From the World Health Organization Pharmacovigilance Database

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objectives The aim of this study is to generate hypotheses about unknown drugs associated with the onset or worsening of Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) and to explore their potential pathophysiologic mechanisms through a mixed disproportionality/clustering analysis from the World Health Organization (WHO) pharmacovigilance database.
Alex Hlavaty   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Increased serum levels of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in patients with microscopic polyangiitis

open access: yesOpen Access Rheumatology: Research and Reviews, 2009
Hirohito Kanemitsu, Mizuho Matsunawa, Kuninobu Wakabayashi, Michihito Sato, Ryo Takahashi, Tsuyoshi Odai, Takeo Isozaki, Nobuyuki Yajima, Yusuke Miwa, Tsuyoshi KasamaDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine ...
Hirohito Kanemitsu   +4 more
doaj  

Exposure to Occupational Inhalants and the Risk of Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by joint pain, swelling, and stiffness. Although smoking is a well‐established risk factor for RA, the role of occupational inhalants in RA development is less well recognized.
Qianwen Liu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The current classification of systemic vasculitides

open access: yesТерапевтический архив, 2014
Systemic vasculitides (SV) are severe multiorgan diseases whose early diagnosis and treatment can significantly improve prognosis. Improving the classification of SV may lead to a significant reduction in the likelihood of diagnostic errors.
T V Beketova
doaj  

Current Concept and Epidemiology of Systemic Vasculitides

open access: yesAllergology International, 2014
Although a new classification algorithm for systemic vasculitides was proposed by Watts et al. and the Chapel Hill Consensus Conference (CHCC) was updated in 2012, there are currently no validated diagnostic criteria for systemic vasculitides.
Takayuki Katsuyama   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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