A new study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of universal allogeneic anti-CD19/BCMA CAR T-cells in relapsed or refractory autoimmune diseases including antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody ...

Most children with ANCA-associated vasculitis had active kidney disease and impaired renal function at diagnosis. Those with normal or minimal kidney impairment had good chance of recovery.

When harmful bacteria or other microorganisms invade the body, neutrophils, a type of white blood cell, are one of the first immune cells to respond. They release powerful weapons to trap and kill ...

Incidence of end-stage kidney disease for those with newly diagnosed antibody-associated vasculitis was 22% at 10 years. Survival rates were 2.8 times lower for those with vs. without end-stage ...

ANCA vasculitis can affect blood vessels in your kidneys and other organs. It’s not common, but your doctor can run a blood test to find out. You have other medical conditions. Lupus is only one ...

Figure 1: Renal biopsy findings in a patient with ANCA-associated vasculitis. Remission is achieved in the vast majority of patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis but a small number of patients ...

This can cause chronic (long-term) shortness of breath. People with lupus don’t usually have vasculitis in the kidneys unless they have lupus nephritis. If this does happen, you probably won’t have ...

Rarely, it causes kidney disease. It’s important to have regular follow-up visits with a doctor if you or your child has IgA vasculitis to prevent serious complications. The main symptom of HSP ...

The third phase is vasculitis, usually involving the skin, lungs, nerves, kidneys, and other organs. There is frequent devastation of the nerves, called mononeuritis multiplex, which causes severe ...

In some cases, skin vasculitis may lead to serious health complications. If vasculitis spreads to the kidneys, it could ultimately lead to kidney failure. Vasculitis can also cause complications ...

This type of vasculitis affects the small vessels, such as capillaries, venules, and arterioles in any organ in the body; it’s commonly found in the skin, kidneys and nerves. Central Nervous ...