Patients of 75 years and over with ANCA-associated vasculitis have a lower relapse risk than younger patients: A multicentre cohort study.
Sara ThietartGuillaume BeinsePerrine SmetsAlexandre KarrasCarole PhilipponnetJean-François AugustoKhalil El KarouiRafik MesbahDimitri Titeca-BeauportMohamed HamidouPierre-Louis CarronFrançois MaurierKarim SacrePascal CohenEric LiozonClaire Blanchard-DelaunayAlex KostianovskyChristian PagnouxLuc MouthonLoïc GuillevinBenjamin TerrierXavier PuechalFor The French Vasculitis Study GroupPublished in: Journal of internal medicine (2021)
AAV patients ≥75 years have a lower relapse risk than patients aged 65-75 years despite a lower probability of having received maintenance therapy with a combination of glucocorticoids and immunosuppressants, but they still benefit from such treatment regimen. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.