"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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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Microscopic Polyangiitis" by people in Profiles.
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Pulmonary manifestations and outcomes in paediatric ANCA-associated vasculitis: a single-centre experience. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021 07 01; 60(7):3199-3208.
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Lung biopsy in the diagnosis of pediatric ANCA-associated vasculitis. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2021 01; 56(1):145-152.
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Identification of Functional and Expression Polymorphisms Associated With Risk for Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibody-Associated Vasculitis. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2017 05; 69(5):1054-1066.
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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.
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Increased sensitivity of the European medicines agency algorithm for classification of childhood granulomatosis with polyangiitis. J Rheumatol. 2012 Aug; 39(8):1687-97.
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Classification, presentation, and initial treatment of Wegener's granulomatosis in childhood. Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Nov; 60(11):3413-24.