Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research
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Alojzija Hocevar

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• Research Article
  A Model Predicting Short Term Severity of IgA Vasculitis in Adults
  Author(s): Alojzija Hocevar, Ziga Rotar, Natasa Kejzar and Matija Tomsic Alojzija Hocevar, Ziga Rotar, Natasa Kejzar and Matija Tomsic
  
  Background: Predictors of short term severity of adult immunoglobulin A vasculitis (IgAV) are unknown. We aimed to determine clinical features predicting the severity of acute adult IgAV and thus to aid the management of adult IgAV in daily practice. Methods: Medical records of adult, histologically proven IgAV cases, diagnosed between 01.01.2010 and 30.06.2016 at our secondary/tertiary rheumatology centre were reviewed. The disease activity was assessed using Birmingham vasculitis activity score-3. Renal disease was defined severe when nephrotic syndrome or nephritic syndrome with acute renal failure developed. Gastrointestinal (GI) disease was severe in case of bloody diarrhoea, ileus or bowel perforation. Results: During the 78-month observation period, we identified 184 new IgAV cases (57.1% male; 43.5% ever s.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9554.1000397

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