Rheumatology: Current Research
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Department of Medicine, Ad-din Women’s Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Publications

• Case Report   
  ANCA Associated Cerebral Vasculitis: A Rarest Presentation
  Author(s): Richmond Ronald Gomes*
  
  Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitis (AAV) is a systemic necrotizing inflammation of the small vessels that commonly involves kidney, lung, upper respiratory tract, skin, gastrointestinal and occasionally peripheral nervous system. Central Nervous System (CNS) is less commonly affected(less than 10% of patients) and is generally part of a multi-organ scenario. Angiography (CT angiography, MRA, or digital subtraction angiography) should be performed but can be normal in half of the patients given the involvement of small-sized vessels, which are beyond the detection capacity of the procedure. Biopsy is rarely performed in clinical practice but can help diagnosis. A complete workup including infective and autoimmune serologies as well as cerebrospinal fluid analysis is required, especially in patients with isolated or inaugural CNS manif.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2161-1149.21.s18.004

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