Pathological severity determines the renal recovery for anti-myeloperoxidase antibody-associated vasculitis requiring dialysis at disease onset: a retrospective study

Pathological severity determines the renal recovery for anti-myeloperoxidase antibody-associated vasculitis requiring dialysis at disease onset: a retrospective study

Abstract Background Many patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) need dialysis at disease onset due to severe kidney injury. Determining whether they can become dialysis independent is an important clinical assessment. Methods Forty kidney biopsy-proved...

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Main Authors: Peng-cheng Xu, Tong Chen, Si-jing Wu, Xia Yang, Shan Gao, Shui-yi Hu, Li Wei, Tie-kun Yan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody
Myeloperoxidase
Renal biopsy
Histopathologic classification
Dialysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-019-1487-7

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