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ANCA-negative pauci-immune renal vasculitis: histology and outcome

2005; Oxford University Press; Volume: 20; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/ndt/gfh830

1460-2385

Ute Eisenberger, Fádi Fakhouri, Philippe Vanhille, Hélène Beaufils, Alfred Mahr, Loı̈c Guillevin, Philippe Lesavre, Laure‐Hélène Noël,

Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema

Background. Pauci-immune renal vasculitis with focal glomerular necrosis and crescent formation is usually associated with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs). However, ANCA's are absent in up to 10% of cases, which constitutes a rarely studied variant of renal vasculitis.