Significance of clinical-immunological patterns and diagnostic yield of biopsies in microscopic polyangiitis and granulomatosis with polyangiitis.
João Fernandes-SerodioSergio Prieto-GonzálezGeorgina Espígol-FrigoléRoberto Ríos-GarcésVerónica Gómez-CaverzaschiOlga AraújoGerard EspinosaRaül Jordà-SánchezMarco A AlbaLuis QuintanaMiquel BlascoElena GuillenOdette ViñasEstíbaliz Ruiz-OrtizLaura PelegrínMaite Sainz de la MazaBernardo Sánchez-DalmauAdriana García-HerreraManel SoléPaola CastilloIban AldecoaMaría D CanoJacobo SellarésFernanda Hernández-GonzálezCarlos AgustíCarmen M LucenaAntonio López-RuedaMarcelo SánchezMariana BenegasSebastián CapurroRaimon SanmartíJosep M GrauIsabel VilasecaIsam AlobidMaria Cinta CidHernández-Rodríguez JoséPublished in: Journal of internal medicine (2024)
The identification of GPA presentations associated with MPO-ANCA and awareness of risk factors for relapse and mortality are important to guide proper therapeutic strategies in AAV patients. Biopsies of different affected territories should be pursued in difficult-to-diagnose patients based on their significant diagnostic yield.