The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a marker of vasculitis activity, severe infection and mortality in anca-associated vasculitis: A retrospective study

Introduction: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a multisystemic disease. Despite the improvement in mortality rate since the introduction of immunosuppression, long-term prognosis is still uncertain not only because of the disease activity but also due to treatment...

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Main Authors: José Agapito Fonseca, Joana Gameiro, Inês Duarte, Sofia Jorge, José António Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:Nefrología (English Edition)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2013251421000651