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How do your AAV patients present?
Ears and auditory4,5
GPA>MPA
Hearing loss, ear ache
Eyes4, 5
GPA>>MPA
Red, painful eyes
Nose and sinuses2,4,5
GPA>>MPA
Saddle nose deformity,
nasal septum deformity,
sinusitis
Skin2,5
GPA>MPA
Rashes, purpura, lesions
Lungs and upper airways2,4–6
GPA>MPA
Coughing, pain, lung
nodules (seen in X rays),
alveolar haemorrhage
Nervous system2,4,5
CNS (GPA=MPA), PNS
(MPA>GPA)
Mononeuritis,
paraesthesia, other
peripheral neuropathy
Kidneys4,5
MPA>GPA
Blood in the urine
QoL impairment7
Similar to other chronic diseases and includes anxiety, fatigue, sleep disturbance, depression and pain
Ears and auditory4,5
GPA>MPA
Hearing loss, ear ache
Eyes4, 5
GPA>>MPA
Red, painful eyes
Nose and sinuses2,4,5
GPA>>MPA
Saddle nose deformity,
nasal septum deformity,
sinusitis
Skin2,5
GPA>MPA
Rashes, purpura, lesions
Lungs and upper airways2,4–6
GPA>MPA
Coughing, pain, lung
nodules (seen in X rays),
alveolar haemorrhage
Nervous system2,4,5
CNS (GPA=MPA), PNS
(MPA>GPA)
Mononeuritis,
paraesthesia, other
peripheral neuropathy
Kidneys4,5
MPA>GPA
Blood in the urine
QoL impairment7
Similar to other chronic diseases and includes anxiety, fatigue, sleep disturbance, depression and pain
There is a need for a new and more targeted approach to AAV (GPA/MPA) treatment8–11
AAV (GPA/MPA) is a severe, relapsing disease that can cause irreversible damage to multiple organs1-3
Despite treatment, many AAV patients do not achieve or sustain remission and the risk of relapse persists, further exacerbating organ damage12–14
Established therapies for AAV (GPA/MPA) have relied on non-specic immunosuppressants alongside
high-dose and/or long-term GCs, which add to the burden of disease11,14–18
Activation of the alternative complement pathway plays a key role in AAV and no established therapies address this key driver of vascular inflammation9,11,19
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burden of AAV and the
mechanism of disease
AAV, ANCA-associated vasculitis; ANCA, anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody; CNS, central nervous system; GC, glucocorticoid; GPA, granulomatosis with polyangiitis; MOA, mechanism of action; MPA, microscopic polyangiitis; PNS, peripheral nervous system; QoL, quality of life.
References
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