Herein, we discuss silica exposure and the risk of ANCA‐associated vasculitis (AAV), particularly in terms of work‐related diseases.

Silica exposure is a notorious risk factor for developing AAV, which is potentially lethal when not identified.

Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) is a primary systemic vasculitis commonly known as antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)‐associated vasculitis (AAV), characterized by inflammation of small‐sized blood vessels and serum positivity of ANCA.

Patients with MPA typically present with pulmonary, kidney, and neurologic manifestations.

Although the definitive pathophysiology of MPA is still not fully understood, certain factors such as drugs, bacteria, and dust exposure are known to trigger the development of this disorder.

I guess that counts as an information post of microscopic polyangiitis

Also I'm going to donate some money to the Vasculitis Foundation to help with the research and hopefully one day the cure for any and all vasculitis diseases, or at least better treatment options.

If you want to help out or give me a belated birthday gift, you can donate here.

Thanks :)

If you want to know more about what happened, I wrote a relatively short post about the initial month here

Coincidentally, May is vasculitis awareness month so I'll try to write some posts about vasculitis in general and microscopic polyangiitis in particular since the disease is pretty much unheard of even within the medical world.

Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) is a small vessel vasculitis.Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) is one of the anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitides (AAV) that can present with rapidly progressive renal impairment and other systemic manifestations. (more…)