Association between renal-limited vasculitis and relapse of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: A single-center retrospective cohort study in Japan.
Makoto YamaguchiMayumi ItoHirokazu SugiyamaShiho IwagaitsuHironobu NobataHiroshi KinashiTakayuki KatsunoMasahiko AndoYoko KuboShogo BannoYasuhiko ItoTakuji IshimotoPublished in: PloS one (2022)
Renal-limited vasculitis was associated with a lower risk of relapse than non-renal-limited vasculitis. Our data may contribute to the development of optimal management for renal-limited vasculitis, which may assist in minimizing the adverse effects of immunosuppressive therapy.