5 A new EUVAS (European Vasculitis Study Group ... immunofluorescence tests and ELISA, false-positive C-ANCA/PR3-ANCA results can occur in subacute bacterial endocarditis, tuberculosis and ...

A significant percentage of patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) demonstrate coronary artery calcification (CAC) on imaging, with variations by ANCA ...

A significant percentage of patients with RA and ANCA positivity were also diagnosed with AAV, with GPA being the most common subtype.

Cutaneous vasculitis (CV ... has the following antibodies: P-ANCA positive with perinuclear pattern (anti-myeloperoxidase [MPO]). He is negative for C-ANCA antibodies (serine proteinase-3 ...

Treatment results in remission for about 85% of patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated small-vessel vasculitis; however, 11–57% of these suffer relapse, which can ...

Introduction: Primary central nervous system vasculitis (PCNSV ... of its nonspecific presentation and difficulties in making a positive diagnosis, empiric treatment is often instituted.