Gastrointestinal involvement in patients with vasculitis: IgA vasculitis and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Background and study aims Among vasculitides, IgA vasculitis (IgAV) and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) frequently damage the gastrointestinal tract. However, only a few studies have investigated the entire gastrointestinal tract in patients with IgAV or EGPA by endoscopy. The a...

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Main Authors: Keisuke Kawasaki, Shotaro Nakamura, Motohiro Esaki, Koichi Kurahara, Makoto Eizuka, Yasuharu Okamoto, Takashi Hirata, Minako Hirahashi, Yumi Oshiro, Shunichi Yanai, Kunihiko Sato, Yosuke Toya, Makoto Maemondo, Yasuo Terayama, Tamotsu Sugai, Takayuki Matsumoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2019-10-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-0977-2777