Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a systemic necrotizing vasculitis, which affects
small-and medium-sized blood vessels and is often associated with cytoplasmic ANCA. GPA …

Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis is a destructive small
vessel vasculitis affecting multiple organs. Renal involvement often leads to end-stage renal …

Usually associated with autoimmune diseases, anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies are
also detected in other conditions, such as infections, malignancies, and after intake of …

Objective. Involvement of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is a rare complication of
granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA). The aim was to …

Results: In 9 of 34 patients, 2 men and 7 women, aged 18 to 74 years, gastrointestinal
complications were observed in the course of GPA. In two of them a localised and in seven a …

Numerous diseases that involve the gastrointestinal tract reveal the presence of granulomas
on histological analysis. Granulomatous diseases can be either primary or secondary to …

Cryptogenic multifocal ulcerous stenosing enteritis (CMUSE) is an extremely rare illness
characterised by chronic or relapsing subileus status resulting from multiple small intestinal …

Introduction Systemic vasculitides are great masqueraders and at times their presenting
manifestations can be very different from the usual recognized patterns. Such uncommon …

Role of Imaging in the Diagnosis of Large and Medium-Sized Vessel Vasculitis - Rheumatic
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Introduction Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is a chronic, multisystemic disease of unknown
etiology characterized by necrotizing vasculitis and granulomatous inflammation. WG …