Predictors of Damage and Survival in Patients with Wegener's Granulomatosis: Analysis of 50 Patients

Kamali S., Erer B., Artim-Esen B., Gül A., Ocal L., Konice M., ...More

JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.37, no.2, pp.374-378, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 37 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.3899/jrheum.090387
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.374-378
  • Keywords: WEGENER'S GRANULOMATOSIS, VASCULITIS, VASCULITIS DAMAGE INDEX, SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE THERAPY, MICROSCOPIC POLYANGIITIS, RENAL INVOLVEMENT, GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, CLASSIFICATION, CRITERIA, RELAPSE, COHORT, TRIAL
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective. To evaluate damage features and impact oil survival by Vasculitis Damage Index (VDI) in a cohort of Turkish patients with Wegener's granulomatosis (WG).