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Review
. 2017 Feb;17(1):60-64.
doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-1-60.

ANCA-associated vasculitis

Max Yates  1 , Richard Watts  2
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Review

ANCA-associated vasculitis

Max Yates et al. Clin Med (Lond). 2017 Feb.

Abstract

The vasculitides are a heterogeneous group of conditions typified by their ability to cause vessel inflammation with or without necrosis. They present with a wide variety of signs and symptoms and, if left untreated, carry a significant burden of mortality and morbidity. The antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides (AAV) are three separate conditions - granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA; formerly known as Wegener's granulomatosis), microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA; previously known as Churg-Strauss syndrome). This review examines recent developments in the pathogenesis and treatment of AAV, focusing on developments in treatment following the introduction of rituximab, in particular.

Keywords: ANCA; diagnosis; rituximab; treatment; vasculitis.

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Fig 1.
Algorithm for treating ANCA-associated vasculitis. AAV = antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides; AZA = azathioprine; CYC = cyclophosphamide; GC = glucocorticoids; MMF = mycophenolate mofetil; MTX = methotrexate; PLEX = plasma exchange; RTX = rituximab. Reproduced with permission from Ntatsaki et al.
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