Koening CL, von Hennigs I. Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) vasculitis: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and the evolving treatment landscape. Am J Manag Care. 2021;27 (suppl 15):S267-S276 ...

Vasculitis is inflammation of the blood vessels — the tubes that carry blood throughout your body. Inflammation happens when your immune system attacks healthy tissue by mistake. When blood vessels ...

Secondary vasculitis can be related to infections (such as hepatitis C or HIV), drugs (propylthiouracil, hydralazine), drug abuse (levamisole-induced vasculitis), systemic autoimmune diseases ...

Key takeaways: Avacopan was associated with fewer serious adverse events than controls in ANCA-associated vasculitis. Data from three trials showed improved white blood cell counts with avacopan ...