Systematic review of Kawasaki disease shows excellent long-term survival
1. In a systematic review of 74 studies reporting Kawasaki disease (KD) outcomes over years of follow-up, overall mortality estimates ...
Tag: vasculitis
#VisualAbstract: Reduced-dose glucocorticoid adjunct non-inferior to high-dose glucocorticoid plus rituximab regimen for induction of disease remission in autoimmune vasculitis
1. Reduced-dose glucocorticoid plus rituximab regimen was non-inferior compared to high-dose glucocorticoid plus rituximab regimen for induction of disease remission ...
Cigarette smoking and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis
1. Cigarette smoking was associated with increased risk of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody associated-vasculitis. Evidence Rating: 3 (Average) Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated ...
Patient Basics: Vasculitis Overview
Originally published by Harvard Health. What Is It? Vasculitis means inflammation of blood vessels. The inflammation can be short term ...
Rituximab noninferior to conventional therapy in ANCA-associated vasculitis: RAVE Trial
Image: PD/Rituximab (Rituxan, MabThera) 1. At 18 months, patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis treated with one course of rituximab had similar ...
The RAVE trial: Rituximab for ANCA-associated vasculitis [Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. Rituximab is non-inferior to cyclophosphamide in inducing remission of severe ANCA-associated vasculitis. 2. There were no significant ...