Absence of ANCA in Mexican patients with Takayasu's arteritis

被引:11
作者
GarciaTorres, RG
Noel, LH
Reyes, PA
Vera, OL
Amigo, MC
Silveira, LH
Pineda, C
机构
[1] INST NACL CARDIOL IGNACIO CHAVEZ,DEPT RHEUMATOL & IMMUNOL,MEXICO CITY 14080,DF,MEXICO
[2] HOP NECKER ENFANTS MALAD,SERV NEPHROL,LAB PATHOL RENALE,PARIS,FRANCE
[3] CTR MED RAZA,DEPT INTERNAL MED,MEXICO CITY,DF,MEXICO
关键词
Takayasu's arteritis; ANCA; polyangiitis overlap syndrome;
D O I
10.3109/03009749709065665
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCA) were sought in 43 sera from 39 Mexican patients with typical Takayasu's arteritis (TA), (5 with active and 34 with inactive disease), and in a comparative group comprising 50 sera. Results were negative in all cases. This suggests that ANCA are not a serologic feature in TA per se, even during its active stage. ANCA positivity in TA, when present, may be a non-related phenomenon and probably identifies a subset of patients with atypical forms of TA or a polyangiitis overlap syndrome.
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