The most common form of vasculitis in adults over the age of 50 is giant cell arteritis (GCA), an inflammation of the blood vessels that primarily affects the head—especially the temples and scalp—but also arteries in other parts of the body, including the aorta. Early diagnosis is critical in GCA…...
Dr. Stephanie Garner Named Recipient of 2020 VCRC-VF Fellowship Award
Stephanie Garner, MD, MSc, FRCPC, developed an interest in vasculitis as an internal medicine resident at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, while admitting a patient to its nephrology service. The patient had pulmonary renal syndrome—respiratory failure that involves bleeding in the lungs and kidney failure—due to ANCA-associated vasculitis.…...
Rituximab Gains Expanded Approval in Pediatrics
The Food and Drug Administration has expanded the approval of Rituxan® injection (rituximab) to include the treatment of children ≥2 years of age who have granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), in combination with glucocorticoids. Rituximab is a CD20-directed cytolytic monoclonal antibody first approved in 1997 to…...
Podcast Series Offers Insights on What It’s Like to Live with Vasculitis
Although being diagnosed with vasculitis can feel scary at times, one thing that can help you manage the disease and come to terms with it is talking to other patients. VF Board Member Sara Baird Amodio, MSW, EdD, was diagnosed with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA, formerly Churg-Strauss syndrome) in…...
Kent Town, Australia, Neurologist Receives Honorable Mention in Vasculitis Foundation’s 2019 V-RED Award Program
The program has grown into a powerful campaign that raises awareness about early diagnosis. (Kent Town, Australia, September 2019) Andrew Lee, MBBS, MPH, FRACP, A/Prof, has received an honorable mention in the Vasculitis Foundation’s (VF’s) 2019 Recognizing Excellence in Diagnostics (V-RED) award program. Dr. Lee, a neurologist in Kent Town,…...
