Microscopic polyangiitis

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Microscopic polyangiitis is a vasculitis.^[1]

Manisfestations

Common manifestations are:

• About 90% of patients have glomerulonephritis similar to Wegener's granulomatosis^[1]
• About half may have pulmonary hemorrhage^[1]
• About half may have peripheral neuropathy.^[2]

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Bosch X, Guilabert A, Font J (2006). Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies.. Lancet 368 (9533): 404-18. DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69114-9. PMID 16876669.
2. ↑ Cattaneo L, Chierici E, Pavone L, Grasselli C, Manganelli P, Buzio C et al. (2007). Peripheral neuropathy in Wegener's granulomatosis, Churg-Strauss syndrome and microscopic polyangiitis.. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 78 (10): 1119-23. DOI:10.1136/jnnp.2006.111013. PMID 17299018.