Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody associated vasculitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) may coexist with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, it is unclear whether the manifestations of AAV with and without coexisting RA are similar. This observational study aimed to investigate the clinicopathological manifestations of AAV with coexisting RA and to explore potential predictors for identifying AAV superimposed on RA.

Methods

Patients with both AAV and RA were identified by searching our hospital database and the literature. Data including age, sex, clinical manifestation, laboratory tests, renal pathology, and therapeutic regimens were retrieved. To assess the difference in clinical features and renal pathology between AAV patients with and without RA, we conducted 1:4 matched cas

SUBMITTER: Wu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9026933 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature