by Natalia Buda, Anna Masiak, Zbigniew Zdrojewski
Introduction
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) are forms of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV). AAV most commonly affects the upper and lower respiratory tract as well as the kidneys. The first symptoms are often nonspecific, requiring careful differential diagnosis with infections and malignancies.
Materials and methods
We analyzed the clinical and radiological... Читать дальше...