A significant percentage of patients with RA and ANCA positivity were also diagnosed with AAV, with GPA being the most common subtype.

So generally, we do not recommend surgery for them. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis can also develop vasculitis. Vasculitis is inflammation of blood vessels. And the way rheumatoid vasculitis ...

Vasculitis is a group of diseases, also known as angiitis, that damage blood vessels by causing inflammation. It can affect any blood vessel anywhere in the body. Vasculitis means inflammation of ...

Increasing wildfire incidence, along with greater overall air pollution, may be contributing to risks for rheumatoid arthritis and RA-associated interstitial lung disease, according to findings ...

Increasing wildfire incidence, along with greater overall air pollution, may be contributing to risks for rheumatoid arthritis and RA-associated interstitial lung disease, according to findings ...

use is associated with a higher risk for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but lower risks for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and systemic sclerosis (SSc), compared with nonuse. No significant differences ...

New research highlights that frailty in patients with RA — young and old — raises infection risk and complicates treatment, ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and lupus both cause joint pain and stiffness. Despite some similarities, it’s easy for doctors to distinguish them. RA has more debilitating effects on the joints.

Exclusion Criteria: * Other systemic disease which constitutes the primary illness, including but not limited to: eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), moderate to severe systemic ...

Abatacept was not associated with an increased risk for malignancy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic arthritis based on clinical trial data, though observational data differed. Study ...

Background Since the publication of the EULAR recommendations for the management of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) in 2016, several randomised clinical trials ...