Birmingham vasculitis activity score of more than 9.5 at diagnosis is an independent predictor of refractory disease in granulomatosis with polyangiitis
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DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.13144
Abstract: We investigated whether clinical manifestations, anti‐neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs), Birmingham vasculitis activity score (BVAS) for granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and five factor score (FFS) at diagnosis can predict relapse or refractory disease in 30 histology‐proven… read more here.
Keywords: activity score; refractory disease; vasculitis activity; granulomatosis polyangiitis ... See more keywords