Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by the inflammation of blood vessels, and it has been demonstrated that ...
Wegener's granulomatosis and microscopic polyangiitis are idiopathic systemic vasculitides strongly associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCA). In Wegener's granulomatosis, ANCA ...