ANCA‐associated neuropathy in systemic sclerosis: A case report and review of literature

• Main Authors: Kayo Takenaka (Author), Takuya Takeichi (Author), Ryoji Nishi (Author), Masashi Suzuki (Author), Haruki Koike (Author), Masahisa Katsuno (Author), Mariko Ogawa‐Momohara (Author), Yoshinao Muro (Author), Masashi Akiyama (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multi‐system autoimmune disease. Anti‐neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) are autoantibodies directed against enzymes found within primary granules of neutrophils and lysosomes in monocytes. Although up to 12% of SSc patients have ANCA, only a minority of...