Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China,No.2023JJ30842.
BACKGROUND Hepatitis B virus(HBV)infection can lead to renal involvement,commonly manifested as HBV-associated glomerulonephritis(HBV-GN),which typically presents as nephrotic or nephritic syndrome.Antineutrophil cyto...
BACKGROUND Immune checkpoint inhibitors(ICIs)are a new class of antitumor agents.They enhance antitumor effects by blocking inhibitory receptors and related ligands expressed on T cells.ICIs also modulate regular immu...
This mini review explores the links between anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis(AAV)and kidney cancer.Several studies suggest an increased incidence of cancer for patients with AAV.Different can...
Introduction: Among the chronic and feared complications of this disease, rheumatoid vasculitis stands out as one of the most severe, albeit rare. The most frequently affected sites by rheumatoid vasculitis are the sk...
Kawasaki disease(KD)is a critical pediatric vasculitis with potentially severe cardiovascular outcomes if left untreated.Alanine aminotransferase(ALT)levels,which primarily indicate hepatic injury,are frequently eleva...
supported by the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientıfícas y Técnicas(CONICET)(PIP 2021-2023/11220200102779CO).
Rationale:American tegumentary leishmaniasis comprises cutaneous and mucocutaneous manifestations caused by parasitic infections by various Leishmania species.This report details the clinical interventions for a patie...
Rituximab is a monoclonal antibody that targets CD20, which is a specific B-cell surface antigen. It was the first monoclonal antibody that was approved for the treatment of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, rheumatoid arthritis,...
Supported by The Research Project of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University,No.2023JKZKTS33.
BACKGROUND Granulomatosis with polyangiitis(GPA)is one of the most prevalent forms of the antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody(ANCA)-associated vasculitis.GPA is characterized histologically by necrotizing granulomatou...
Candidemia is defined as being a yeast infection confirmed by the presence of at least one positive Candida blood culture. It is a life threatening infection causing high mortality. The clinical signs are generally co...
approved by the Ethics Committee of the Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University(approval Number:149/2022);other enrolled centers.This study was registered at the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry(registered number:ChiCTR2000034203).
Background Pediatric antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis(AAV)is a life-threatening systemic vasculitis featured by liability to renal involvement.However,there are few studies on the risk factors...