Anaemia is an essential complication of ANCA-associated renal vasculitis: a single center cohort study

Abstract Background Anaemia is a common complication of patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated renal vasculitis. Nevertheless, the cause and degree of such cases of anaemia have not been elucidated in detail. We aimed to investigate the prevalence, cause, pathogenesis of...

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Main Authors: Tetsuya Kawamura, Joichi Usui, Shuzo Kaneko, Ryoya Tsunoda, Eri Imai, Hirayasu Kai, Naoki Morito, Chie Saito, Michio Nagata, Kunihiro Yamagata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-017-0754-8