Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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XXXVI.a

Autoimmunity - An autoimmune condition (+ANA, +anti-ds-DNA, +ANCAs, other auto-Abs)

Corresponds to circulating autoantibodies (ANA, anti-dsDNA, multispecific ANCA). Titers can be very high and/or multispecific and tend to diminish in a few weeks or months upon drug discontinuance. Autoimmunity can be asymptomatic or is with various clinical presentations including pulmonary vascultis or hemorrhage (PMID 20015613). See also under patterns IIIa, IIIb, IIId, Vd, VId, and  Xb, d, h, j, m, s, x, y, ac, ah, am, ao, aw, ax, ay

Publications

Cin MO, Gursoy A, Morris Y, Aydintug OT, Kamel N, Gullu S

Prevalence and clinical significance of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody in Graves' patients treated with propylthiouracil.

International journal of clinical practice 2009 Feb;63;299-302 — 2009 Feb — 299-302