Clinical implications of peripheral eosinophil count at diagnosis in patients newly diagnosed with microscopic polyangiitis and granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Autor: Jang Woo Ha, Sung Soo Ahn, Jason Jungsik Song, Yong-Beom Park, Sang-Won Lee
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Arthritis Research & Therapy, Vol 25, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1478-6362
DOI: 10.1186/s13075-023-03233-1
Popis: Abstract Background This study investigated the clinical implications of peripheral eosinophil count at diagnosis in estimating cross-sectional antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) activity and predicting all-cause mortality during follow-up in patients newly diagnosed with microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) and granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA). Methods This study included 224 immunosuppressive drug-naïve patients with peripheral eosinophil count at diagnosis
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