Alaska Native and American Indian adults have a high prevalence of AAV, with distinct clinical characteristics and treatment patterns observed.

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 ...

Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Scores (BVAS) were used to identify disease manifestations. Key efficacy outcomes included remission at week 26, sustained remission at week 52, relapse rates, the ...

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Renal artery stenosis is the narrowing of one or both blood vessels to the kidneys. The renal arteries bring blood from the heart to the kidneys to help filter ...

Nellie Zygiel of Fairhaven has battled illness much of her life. Diagnosed with a rare disease, her life has been saved thanks to a neighbor.

Medscape Medical News, October 08, 2024 Frailty Outweighs Age in Predicting ANCA Vasculitis Outcomes Frailty emerged as an independent risk factor for severe infection and end-stage renal disease ...

They care for those with urinary tract infections, hypertension, hematuria, proteinuria, glomerulonephritis, and nephrotic syndrome, vasculitis, and systemic lupus erythematosis and chronic kidney ...

Vasculitis in pregnancy is probably underdiagnosed ... such as hypertension and renal impairment, will help to guide both the woman and her clinicians as to the risks entailed in embarking on ...

Shaina McCoy is in end-stage kidney failure and needs a transplant due to IgA Vasculitis. She has teamed up with the End the Wait Foundation for a fundraising and informational event being held in ...

She has faced other health challenges over her young life. Vasculitis can affect the kidneys, lungs and brain. Zygiel is a student at UMass Amherst, where she has become involved with a student ...