Rituximab in ANCA-associated vasculitis presenting with severe acute kidney injury; a case report

• Main Authors: Macaulay Onuigbo (Author), Julius Seok (Author), Ikenna Anyamene (Author), Fortunate Ejimone (Author), Chinenye Eze-Raphael (Author), In-Ah Vanessa Park (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis presenting with severe acute kidney injury (AKI), consistent with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis portends significant renal morbidity with up to 20%-25% of patients reaching end stage renal disease within a few years after dia...