Right now the world is going through an unprecedented pandemic caused by a novel
coronavirus. Recent papers pointed out the fatal outcome in most of the severe cases, in which a …

Background/objective Our objective was to estimate incidence and prevalence rates of
granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) using data from a …

Objective Complement plays a major role in SLE. Complement participation has been
linked to disease activity and damage. Our objective was to estimate the association of …

Objective. Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated glomerulonephritis (GN)
is considered “pauciimmune” with absent or mild glomerular tuft staining for immunoglobulin …

Objective To estimate incidence and prevalence of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and
giant cell arteritis (GCA) in a university hospital–based health management organization (…

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate prognostic factors associated with advanced
chronic kidney disease (ACKD) in a cohort of patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis and …

Background: To compare the incidence of osteoporotic fractures in patients with rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) with matched controls from a university hospital. Methods: Consecutive RA …

Las vasculitis asociadas a ANCA representan un grupo de enfermedades autoinmunes,
multisistémicas, que afectan principalmente a los vasos de pequeño calibre, pudiendo …

Recurring urinary tract infections (rUTIs) are frequently caused by Escherichia coli, which
invades urothelial cells and forms quiescent bacterial reservoirs. D-mannose, an inert …

Introducción: Hasta ahora el diagnóstico de la Arteritis de Células Gigantes (ACG) se ha
basado fundamentalmente en la clínica y la biopsia de arteria temporal y el tratamiento en …