PMID- 18085730
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20080610
LR  - 20141120
IS  - 0315-162X (Print)
IS  - 0315-162X (Linking)
VI  - 35
IP  - 3
DP  - 2008 Mar
TI  - Relapses in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody-associated 
      vasculitis: likely to begin with the same organ as initial onset.
PG  - 448-50
AB  - OBJECTIVE: In antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV), 
      relapses constitute a challenge despite initial good control. Our objective was 
      to investigate whether patients with relapses shared the same initial organ 
      involvement. METHODS: One hundred sixty patients with AAV in our center were 
      investigated. Of these 160, 38 experienced relapse during followup. Clinical and 
      laboratory data were analyzed. RESULTS: Among the 38 patients, there was a total 
      of 55 relapse events, 39 (70.9%) of which had the same initial organ as in the 
      initial onset. CONCLUSION: Relapses in AAV were likely to begin with the same 
      organ as in the initial onset; this facilitates early recognition of relapses.
FAU - Chen, Min
AU  - Chen M
AD  - Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, 
      Beijing, China.
FAU - Yu, Feng
AU  - Yu F
FAU - Zhao, Ming-Hui
AU  - Zhao MH
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20071215
PL  - Canada
TA  - J Rheumatol
JT  - The Journal of rheumatology
JID - 7501984
RN  - 0 (Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic)
RN  - 0 (Immunosuppressive Agents)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic/immunology
MH  - Cohort Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis/drug therapy/*physiopathology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Recurrence
MH  - Remission Induction
MH  - Survival Analysis
EDAT- 2007/12/19 09:00
MHDA- 2008/06/11 09:00
CRDT- 2007/12/19 09:00
PHST- 2007/12/19 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2008/06/11 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2007/12/19 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 07/13/1222 [pii]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Rheumatol. 2008 Mar;35(3):448-50. Epub 2007 Dec 15.