Wegener granulomatosis: an analysis of 158 patients

GS Hoffman, GS Kerr, RY Leavitt… - Annals of internal …, 1992 - acpjournals.org
… Immunoglobulin G antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies are produced in the respiratory
tract of patients with Wegener's granulomatosis. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1991;143:275-8. …

Takayasu arteritis

GS Kerr, CW Hallahan, J Giordano… - Annals of internal …, 1994 - acpjournals.org
Objective: To evaluate prospectively the clinical features, angiographic findings, and response
to treatment of patients with Takayasu arteritis. Design: 60 patients with Takayasu arteritis …

Takayasu's arteritis

GS Kerr - Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, 1995 - Elsevier
… Hoffman GS, Leavitt RY, Kerr GS, et al: Treatment of glucocorticoid-resistant or relapsing …
Perniciaro C, Winkelmann R, Hunder G: Cutaneous manifestations of Takayasu's arteritis. A …

Cyclophosphamide-induced cystitis and bladder cancer in patients with Wegener granulomatosis

…, I Lubensky, GS Kerr, GS Hoffman… - Annals of Internal …, 1996 - acpjournals.org
… The total doses and durations of cyclophosphamide therapy for these three patients were
55 g administered over 12 months, 128 g administered over 43 months, and 163.7 …

Treatment of glucocorticoid‐resistant or relapsing Takayasu arteritis with methotrexate

GS Hoffman, RY Leavitt, GS Kerr… - Arthritis & …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. To identify the role of methotrexate (MTX) in the treatment of persistent or recurrent
Takayasu arteritis that is refractory to treatment with glucocorticoids (GC) alone. Methods. …

[PDF][PDF] Periodontitis and Porphyromonas gingivalis in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

…, J Markt, D McGowan, GS Kerr… - Arthritis & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
… Bacterial antibody concentrations (determined in g/ml) were extrapolated from a standard
curve, and then logtransformed for analysis. Nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was …

Association of periodontitis with rheumatoid arthritis: a pilot study

…, RL Amdur, JS Richards, GS Kerr - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
… gingivalis (measured with serum immunoglobulin G antibody) was more commonly seen
in patients with RA than in healthy controls. Moreover, these investigators found significant …

Wegener granulomatosis in children and adolescents: clinical presentation and outcome

…, GS Kerr, R Lebovics, RY Leavitt, GS Hoffman - The Journal of …, 1993 - Elsevier
We prospectively studied and compared clinical features, treatment, course of illness, and
long-term morbidity and mortality rates for Wegener granulomatosis in 23 childhood-onset …

Limited prognostic value of changes in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody titer in patients with Wegener's granulomatosis

GS Kerr, TA Fleisher, CW Hallahan… - … : Official Journal of …, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. To assess the correlation and prognostic value of antineutrophil cytoplasmic
antibody (cANCA) titers with disease activity in patients with Wegener's granulomatosis (WG). …

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia: a major complication of immunosuppressive therapy in patients with Wegener's granulomatosis.

…, JH Shelhamer, GS Hoffman, GS Kerr… - American journal of …, 1995 - atsjournals.org
The risk factors and clinical and laboratory parameters in Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in
patients with Wegener's granulomatosis have not been well characterized. We undertook a …