Aortic aneurysm as a complication of myeloperoxidase-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis

Myeloperoxidase-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (MPO-AAV) does not usually involve large vessels, such as the aorta. However, we experienced three cases having an aortic aneurysm as a complication of MPO-AAV with renal insufficiency. In one patient it involved the onset of...

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Published in:	Open Medicine
Main Authors:	Satomura Atsushi, Fujita Takayuki, Maruyama Takashi, Hamada Hiroaki, Nozawa Yukinari, Takayama Eiichi, Maruyama Toshiharu, Nakayama Tomohiro
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	De Gruyter 2017-12-01
Subjects:	antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (ANCA-associated vasculitis) myeloperoxidase-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (MPO-ANCA) microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) aortic aneurysm connective tissue disease
Online Access:	http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/med.2017.12.issue-1/med-2017-0065/med-2017-0065.xml?format=INT