Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis with systemic sclerosis: a fatal case report
CONCLUSION: The presence of ANCA-associated vasculitis is rarely reported with scleroderma. It occurs most commonly in women with limited or Calcinosis, Raynaud phenomenon, Esophageal dysmotility, Sclerodactyly, and Telangiectasia (CREST) variants of scleroderma, as well as those with overlap features. Severe manifestations including pulmonary-renal syndrome and death may occur.PMID:37915665 | PMC:PMC10617915 | DOI:10.1097/MS9.0000000000001347
Source: Hand Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Naram Khalayli Raghad Ibrahim Rahaf Ibrahim Maysoun Kudsi Source Type: research