Diagnosing and treating ANCA-associated vasculitis : an updated review for clinical practice

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ANCA-associated vasculitides (AAV) are a group of rare, primary, systemic necrotizing small-vessel vasculitides. Granulomatosis with polyangiitis and microscopic polyangiitis account for ∼80-90% of all AAV. Exposure to silica dust, farming and chronic nasal Staphylococcus aureus carriage are associated with increased risk of developing AAV. When a diagnosis of AAV is suspected, as in patients with multisystem organ dysfunction or those with features such as chronic recurrent rhinosinusitis, cavitated lung nodules, palpable purpura or acute kidney injury, then appropriate further investigations are needed, including ANCA testing. In this scenario, a structured clinical assessment should be conducted, evaluating all the organs possibly involved, and tissue biopsy may be necessary for confirmation of the diagnosis. Therapeutic algorithms vary based on the severity of AAV, the clinical diagnosis/ANCA specificity, and the patient's age, weight, comorbidities and prognosis. Recent data favour rituximab as a preferable option for both induction and maintenance of remission. In addition, regimens with less glucocorticoids are equally effective and safer in inducing remission compared with conventional regimens, and avacopan is an effective glucocorticoid-sparing option. In contrast, there is not compelling evidence to support the routine use of plasma exchange in addition to standard remission-induction therapy in AAV. ANCA and other biomarkers can be helpful in association with clinical assessment to guide diagnosis and treatment decisions. Patients should be frequently evaluated during follow-up for possible disease relapses or treatment-related morbidity, and for monitoring damage accrual, especially metabolic and cardiovascular damage.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:62

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Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 62(2023), 5 vom: 02. Mai, Seite 1787-1803

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chevet, Baptiste [VerfasserIn]
Cornec, Divi [VerfasserIn]
Casal Moura, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Cornec-Le Gall, Emilie [VerfasserIn]
Fervenza, Fernando C [VerfasserIn]
Warrington, Kenneth J [VerfasserIn]
Specks, Ulrich [VerfasserIn]
Berti, Alvise [VerfasserIn]

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ANCA
ANCA-associated vasculitis
Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
Avacopan
Glucocorticoids
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Induction of remission
Journal Article
Maintenance of remission
Microscopic polyangitis
Plasma exchange
Review
Rituximab

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Date Completed 03.05.2023

Date Revised 04.05.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1093/rheumatology/keac623

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NLM348293100