Autoimmune vasculitis is a group of conditions that cause blood vessel inflammation. Examples include Kawasaki disease and giant cell arteritis. They develop as a result of an overreaction of your ...

An estimated 5,000 people in the United States are living with Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA), a rare ...

Nearly all children with ANCA-associated vasculitis demonstrate active kidney disease at diagnosis, and their renal function ...

Vasculitis in pregnancy is probably underdiagnosed and under-reported; cases of vasculitis are rare and so disease flares may not always be recognized by a general clinician. Preconceptual ...

Introduction: Primary central nervous system vasculitis (PCNSV) is a rare inflammatory arteriopathy confined to the brain, spinal cord, and leptomeninges. Because of its nonspecific presentation ...

Children with AAV and kidney disease face increased risks for long-term renal damage at 1 year, despite the majority achieving inactive renal disease by this time.

Background A 23-year-old white woman with a 3-year history of systemic lupus erythematosus and a 15-month history of lupus nephritis and retinal vasculitis was successfully treated with ...