Vasculitis

An early diagnosis of antibody-associated vasculitis may be important to long-term kidney function, study data show, as even mild forms of kidney involvement can affect prognosis.

Incident cardiovascular and thromboembolic events may be more closely linked to the severity of kidney disease than with glomerular disease subtype, according to results of a prospective study.

Nearly all rheumatologists who responded to a recent survey reported patients with giant cell arteritis are in dire need of new treatments, according to a market analysis from Spherix Global Insights.

PARK CITY, Utah — In this Healio Video Perspective from Clinical Trials at the Summit, Dilsher S. Dhoot, MD, of California Retina Consultants, discusses positive 40-week data from the phase 1 HELIOS trial.

Skin manifestations are common in VEXAS syndrome and evaluating their presentations can assist in genotyping the disease and possibly lead to better diagnoses, according to a study.

CLEVELAND — In this video perspective from the Cleveland Clinic’s Medical Dermatology Therapy Update III meeting, Adam Brown, MD, a rheumatologist at the institution, discusses what to look for in leukocytoclastic, or cutaneous, vasculitis.

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Hydralazine-induced autoimmune conditions may have a varied presentation, including drug-induced lupus or vasculitis, according to a speaker, here.

Incidence of Henoch-Schönlein purpura waned and waxed significantly with the implementation and relaxation of non-pharmaceutical interventions against COVID-19, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

Patients with prior sinusitis demonstrate an increased risk for many rheumatic diseases, including antiphospholipid syndrome, Sjögren’s disease and seronegative rheumatoid arthritis, according to data published in RMD Open.