Prognostic markers in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody-associated microscopic polyangiitis and glomerulonephritis.

SL Hogan, PH Nachman, AS Wilkman… - Journal of the …, 1996 - journals.lww.com
The purpose of this study was to determine the prognostic value of clinical, laboratory, and
pathologic features at the time of presentation on patient and renal survival in patients with
antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated microscopic polyangiitis and
glomerulonephritis (excluding Wegener's granulomatosis). One hundred seven ANCA-
positive patients with necrotizing and crescentic glomerulonephritis, including 69 with
evidence for microscopic polyangiitis, were evaluated for this study. The relative risk of death …