Underlying GPA should be considered a possible cause of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, with or without glomerulonephritis. A case report has been published of a patient with granulomatosis with ...

Oral manifestations may be the first signs of granulomatosis with polyangiitis, thus early diagnosis and treatment are key. A patient who initially presented with oral disease was eventually diagnosed ...

The results showed that PB BAL offered deeper alveolar sampling while avoiding contamination from the larger airways. It also revealed incremental changes in the small airways and alveoli, aiding in ...

In addition to reduced RBC transfusion requirements, hemolysis markers significantly improved with the combined therapy. Results from a phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the use of dose-escalated ...

Eculizumab was started between 35 and 61 days following the onset of the NMOSD attack and partially reduced the symptoms of all 5 patients. Eculizumab treatment may reduce the symptoms of ...

Researchers reported the case of a patient who developed anti-AQP4 antibody-positive NMOSD following a herpes zoster infection, a case study found.

A patient with PLA2R-positive membranous nephropathy later developed IgG4-related autoimmune pancreatitis and renal masses, which resolved with glucocorticoid therapy. Glucocorticoid therapy ...

Patients in the PAH group had a higher prevalence of metabolic abnormalities and hyperparathyroidism, and lower bone mineral density than controls. For physicians who treat pulmonary arterial ...

The results correct a misconception in the ACR/EULAR criteria for IgG4-RD that list hypocomplementemia as a feature limited to patients with renal involvement. A new study has found that ...

Differentiating POEMS syndrome from chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) is important because both have similar demyelinating features but require different treatments.

Are the out-of-pocket costs of your medications taking a toll on your finances? Rising drug costs are happening to many people with neurological diseases, but people with multiple sclerosis (MS) ...

Early diagnosis is vital in AAV with interstitial lung disease so that treatment can begin as soon as possible. Patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) ...