Long-term outcome of kidney function in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis.
Beatriz Sachez-AlamoLaura MoiIngeborg BajemaAnnelies BerdenOliver FlossmannZdenka HruskovaDavid JayneMaria Wester-TrejoCarin WallquistKerstin WestmanPublished in: Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association (2024)
Early diagnosis of AAV is extremely important. Even milder forms of kidney involvement have an impact on the prognosis. Patients in need of KRT had the lowest survival rates, but kidney transplantation has shown favorable outcomes for eligible AAV patients. The three histologic scoring systems were all identified as independent prognostic factors for kidney outcome.