"Microscopic Polyangiitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A primary systemic vasculitis of small- and some medium-sized vessels. It is characterized by a tropism for kidneys and lungs, positive association with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA), and a paucity of immunoglobulin deposits in vessel walls.
| Descriptor ID |
D055953
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.300.275.600 C14.907.253.329.600 C14.907.940.897.249.500 C20.111.193.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Microscopic Polyangiitis- Microscopic Polyangiitis
- Microscopic Polyangiitides
- Polyangiitides, Microscopic
- Polyangiitis, Microscopic
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Microscopic Polyangiitis" by people in Profiles.
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Consensus Treatment Plans for Severe Pediatric Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2022 09; 74(9):1550-1558.
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Comparing Presenting Clinical Features in 48 Children With Microscopic Polyangiitis to 183 Children Who Have Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Wegener's): An ARChiVe Cohort Study. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016 10; 68(10):2514-26.