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Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a group of vasculitides characterized by small- to medium-sized blood vessel inflammation, clinically overlapping features, and the presence of ANCA. This group comprises granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), formerly Wegener granulomatosis; microscopic polyangiitis (MPA);…
The term vasculitis indicates the presence of inflammation in a blood vessel wall. The inflammatory infiltrate may be one that is predominantly neutrophilic, eosinophilic, or mononuclear. Perivasculitis describes inflammation around the blood vessel wall but without mural involvement. Vasculopathy, a…