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ANCA-Associated Vasculitis.

Purva SharmaReza ZonoziDuvuru Geetha
Published in: Advances in kidney disease and health (2024)
ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a necrotizing, small-to-medium vessel vasculitis associated with significant morbidity and mortality. AAV is a systemic autoimmune disease affecting kidneys, eyes, sinuses, peripheral nerves, skin, and upper and lower respiratory tracts. AAV tends to present in characteristic phenotypes categorized clinically as granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), and eosinophilic GPA (EGPA). Kidney involvement is a common feature of AAV, and has important implications on disease prognosis and management. Existing therapies have been refined and improvements in our understanding of the pathophysiology of AAV has led to approval of novel therapies. In this review, we provide an overview of epidemiology, disease mechanisms, clinical presentation and review therapeutic strategies for induction and maintenance of remission.
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