cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody

Learning Objectives: Loxoscelism is a systemic inflammatory reaction in response to a brown recluse spider bite (BRSB). Reactions… Expand

Levamisole is an increasingly common cocaine adulterant that can cause severe and rapid onset cutaneous vasculitis in humans… Expand

OBJECTIVES We present a case of prostatitis with acute urinary retention as a rare initial manifestation of Wegener… Expand

 

The authors describe a unique presentation of Wegener granulomatosis (WG) manifesting predominantly as meningitis. Magnetic… Expand

We report on the successful, compassionate use of the anti-CD20 chimeric monoclonal antibody rituximab in a patient with chronic… Expand

OBJECTIVE The diagnostic value of tests for antimyeloperoxidase antibodies (anti-MPO) for systemic vasculitis is less established… Expand

We report a case of biopsy-proven histoplasmosis in an 81-year-old man with mouth ulcers. The initial infection was probably… Expand

Antibodies to neutrophil cytoplasmic antigens (ANCA) are good serological markers for patients with mainly vasculitic conditions… Expand

EDITORIAL COMMENT: We accepted this case report not only because readers could encounter a patient with Wegener granulomatosis… Expand