Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score

Objective To identify circulating proteins that distinguish between active anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated… Expand

OBJECTIVES There are no valid instruments to measure disease activity in Takayasu arteritis (TA). We aim to provide a valid… Expand

OBJECTIVE Assessment of disease activity in vasculitis can be achieved using the BVAS, a clinical checklist of relevant symptoms… Expand

OBJECTIVE We performed a single-centre non-blinded clinical trial to compare the clinical efficacies of mycophenolate mofetil… Expand

OBJECTIVE Endothelial cells play a central pathogenetic role in ANCA-associated small-vessel vasculitis (AAV). Circulating… Expand

UNLABELLED Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic… Expand

OBJECTIVE To refine and validate the Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score (BVAS) as a disease-specific activity index for Wegener… Expand

OBJECTIVE To determine the long-term outcome of patients with polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), and… Expand

Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is a potential alternative treatment for anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibody (ANCA)-associated… Expand

The continuing morbidity of patients with vasculitis, despite the improved prognosis with aggressive therapy, underlines the need… Expand