Abstracts tagged "severity and vasculitis"

Abstract Number: 2733 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
From a Myth to a Menace: Increased Disease Severity and Poor Outcomes in an Urban Cohort of African-American Patients with ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Kathleen Maksimowicz-McKinnon¹, Philip McCarthy², Sandeep Soman³ and John McKinnon³, ¹Rheumatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ²Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI, ³Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Background/Purpose: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a systemic inflammatory disorder frequently associated with significant disability and morbidity, which may lead to end-stage renal disease…
Abstract Number: 1273 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis In Children Is More Severe Than In Adults. A Long-Term, Single Center, Follow Up Study
Francesco Zulian¹, Grazia Minardo², Valeria Carraro³, Franco Schiavon³ and Giorgia Martini⁴, ¹PRINTO, Genoa, Italy, ²Department of Pediatrics, University of Padua, Padua, Italy, ³Rheumatology Clinic, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, ⁴Department of Pediatrics,, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
Background/Purpose: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a rare disease in childhood. Treatment strategies and clinical approach are still mostly derived from adult GPA studies. The…