Vasculitis in 2011: the renaissance of granulomatous inflammation in AAV

Stephan D Gadola; Wolfgang L Gross

doi:10.1038/nrrheum.2011.218

Vasculitis in 2011: the renaissance of granulomatous inflammation in AAV

Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2012 Jan 10;8(2):74-6. doi: 10.1038/nrrheum.2011.218.

Authors

Stephan D Gadola¹, Wolfgang L Gross

Affiliation

¹ Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.

PMID: 22231230
DOI: 10.1038/nrrheum.2011.218

Abstract

In 2011, the year that subtypes of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) were officially renamed according to key pathological characteristics, important progress was made not only in differentiating these subtypes, but also in understanding—and treating—their eponymous manifestations.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic / blood*
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / therapeutic use
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / blood
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / classification
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / diagnosis*
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / drug therapy
Humans
Immunologic Factors / therapeutic use
Neural Networks, Computer
Rituximab
Terminology as Topic*
Vasculitis / blood
Vasculitis / classification
Vasculitis / diagnosis*
Vasculitis / drug therapy

Substances

Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
Immunologic Factors
Rituximab