The significance of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody in microscopic polyangitis and classic polyarteritis nodosa
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The significance of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody in microscopic polyangitis and classic polyarteritis nodosa.
AIMS To describe the distribution and features of classic polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) and microscopic polyarteritis (MPA) and the importance of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) in childhood PAN. METHODS Classic PAN was diagnosed in 15 patients based on the presence of aneurysms on angiography in 10 patients and of necrotising vasculitis in medium sized arteries in five. MPA was diagn...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0003-9888
DOI: 10.1136/adc.85.5.427