Search results for: microscopic polyangiitis

Maintenance of Remission in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis

September 5, 2012 • By Paul A. Monach, MD, PhD

Relapses are common, but difficult to predict and prevent.... [Read More]

ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting Plenary Highlights Targets and Treatments for Several Diseases

April 6, 2012 • By Vanessa Caceres

Promising therapeutic targets for rheumatic diseases were the focus of a plenary session here at the ACR/ARHP 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting in November. Presenters discussed discoveries and treatments for systemic sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, vasculitis, and Behçet’s disease.... [Read More]

How a Nuclear Molecule Alarms the Immune System

August 1, 2011 • By Deena A. Abdulahad, MD, and Marc Bijl, MD

The role of HMGB1 in the pathogenesis of lupus nephritis... [Read More]

The Granulomatosis of Wegener’s

May 16, 2011 • By Wolfgang L. Gross, MD, PhD, Antje Mueller, PhD, and Julia Holle, MD

Delving deeper into the nonvasculitis aspects of the disease... [Read More]

A Review of Wegener’s Treatment Data

January 17, 2011 • By Vanessa Caceres

Clinical trials show changing role of existing treatment and introduction of newer medications... [Read More]

Reading Rheum

April 1, 2009 • By Eric Schned, MD; Michael M. Ward, MD

Handpicked Reviews of Contemporary Literature... [Read More]

Wegener’s Granulomatosis Treatment Today

October 1, 2008 • By Carol A. Langford, MD MHS

WG has an evolving prognosis and treatment course... [Read More]

Case Report: Possible Overlapping Vasculitis & Ulcerative Colitis

January 17, 2020 • By Julia Jing-ou Tan, MD, Mohammad Bardi, MD, & Natasha Dehghan, MD

A 42-year-old man with a history of ulcerative colitis (UC), primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and chronic sinusitis was referred to a rheumatologist to evaluate for a possible diagnosis of systemic vasculitis. This patient had developed new skin lesions, gingival hypertrophy and ulcerating tracheobronchitis, concerning for possible granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA). Since 1994, the patient had… [Read More]

Case Report: Elderly White Woman Presents with Recurrent Skin Lesions

September 17, 2019 • By Julia Tan, MD, Kun Huang, MD, PhD, Natasha Dehghan, MD, & Neda Amiri, MD

Recurrent cutaneous eosinophilic vasculitis (RCEV) is a rare autoimmune condition characterized histologically by necrotizing small vessel vasculitis of the skin and almost exclusive eosinophilic infiltration without any systemic involvement.1 Frequently, there is associated peripheral eosinophilia, and a prolonged course of glucocorticoids is required for treatment. To date, only a few RCEV cases have been reported…. [Read More]

Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome with Pulmonary Hemorrhage: A Case Report

August 17, 2015 • By Joy-Ann Tabanor, MD, Hyun Bae, MD, Girish Sonpal, MD, & Karlene Williams, MD

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune condition characterized by hypercoagulability often manifested as recurrent thrombosis or pregnancy complications, with persistently circulating antiphospholipid (aPL) antibodies or lupus anticoagulant. Catastrophic APS (CAPS), also known as Asherson syndrome, occurs in less than 1% of cases of APS and involves occlusive microangiopathy in at least three organ systems.1 Case… [Read More]