Anti-proteinase 3 antibodies in diffuse systemic sclerosis (SSc) with normotensive renal impairment: is it suggestive for an overlapping between SSc and idiopathic vasculitis?

• Main Authors: F. Bellisai (Author), G. Morozzi (Author), M.R. Bacarelli (Author), A. Radice (Author), R.A. Sinico (Author), J. Wieslander (Author), G.D. Sebastiani (Author), V. Campanella (Author), R. Marcolongo (Author), M. Galeazzi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: PAGEPress Publications, 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. To test the prevalence of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and to verify a possible association of ANCA with normotensive renal involvement in SSc. Patients and methods: 51 patients affected by SSc, 35 with diffuse scleroderma (dSSc) and 16 with li...