Background: ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a group of autoimmune diseases characterized by small vessel inflammation, diagnosed primarily through clinical features, histopathology, and ANCA ...

He said the team showed that inhalation of a modified BCG vaccine activated specific lung repair mechanisms that can help the body fight TB more effectively.

Delays in starting tocilizumab therapy for giant cell arteritis are caused partly by delays in insurance approval, and costs vary by insurance type, study finds.

She was started on IV methylprednisolone after a conventional angiogram was "consistent with vasculitis." She then developed word finding difficulty, prompting initiation of cyclophosphamide and ...

Objective To provide complete data on the incidence and prevalence of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitides (AAV) over the years 2000–2016 in the Oslo area, Norway, with 528 924 ...

BD and cryoglobulinemia each involve distinct, yet overlapping, mechanisms of vasculitis. BD is primarily characterized by T-cell mediated inflammation (11 – 13), whereas cryoglobulinemia is driven by ...