Alexandra Audemard-Verger, Benjamin Terrier, Agnès Dechartres, Johan Chanal, Zahir Amoura, Noémie Le Gouellec, Patrice Cacoub, Noémie Jourde-Chiche, Geoffrey Urbanski, Jean-François Augusto, Guillaume Moulis, Loic Raffray, Alban Deroux, Aurélie Hummel, Bertrand Lioger, Mélanie Catroux, Stanislas Faguer, Julie Goutte, Nihal Martis, François Maurier, Etienne Rivière, Sébastien Sanges, Aurélie Baldolli, Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau, Mélanie Roriz, Xavier Puéchal, Marc André, Christian Lavigne, Boris Bienvenu, Arsène Mekinian, Elie Zagdoun, Charlotte Girard, Alice Bérezné, Loïc Guillevin, Eric Thervet, Evangéline Pillebout
OBJECTIVE: Data on adult IgA vasculitis (Henoch-Schönlein) (IgAV) are scarce. This survey was designed to better define the clinical spectrum of IgAV and efficacy of treatments in a French patient population. METHODS: Data on clinical characteristics, histologic features, and treatment response from 260 patients with IgAV included in a French multicenter retrospective survey were analyzed. Efficacy data were compared using different statistical models. RESULTS: The mean ± SD age of the patients with IgAV at diagnosis was 50...
September 2017: Arthritis & Rheumatology