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Clinical significance of positive anti‐neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies without evidence of anti‐neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies‐associated vasculitis

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Anti‐neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) have a role in the diagnostic workup of ANCA‐associated vasculitis. However, the clinical significance of positive ANCA in the absence of vasculitis is yet to be… Click to show full abstract

Anti‐neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) have a role in the diagnostic workup of ANCA‐associated vasculitis. However, the clinical significance of positive ANCA in the absence of vasculitis is yet to be determined. Therefore, we sought to investigate the clinical spectrum and rate of patients with a positive ANCA without evidence of vasculitis.

Keywords: neutrophil cytoplasmic; cytoplasmic antibodies; anti neutrophil; clinical significance; associated vasculitis

Journal Title: International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
Year Published: 2019

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