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The influence of the Great East Japan earthquake on microscopic polyangiitis: A retrospective observational study.
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- Environmental factors influencing the risk of ANCA-associated vasculitis.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Pooled it
- Diagnostic and Clinical Patterns of Newly Diagnosed ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Before and After the 6 February 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes: A Multicenter Retrospective Study from Affected Provinces.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Microscopic Polyangiitis Following Kawasaki Disease in a Patient With Autoimmune Predisposition.Cureus · 2026Article
- Disaster-associated venous thromboembolism countermeasures in Japan: Insights from past major earthquakes.Journal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders · 2026Review
- Myeloperoxidase anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis with silicosis, alveolar hemorrhage, and rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis: a case report.AME case reports · 2025Article
- Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis in China: Epidemiology, Management, Prognosis, and Outlook.Kidney diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Autoimmune Diseases Following Environmental Disasters: A Narrative Review of the Literature.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- New Insights into Pathogenesis and Treatment of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Autoantibodies and Beyond.Antibodies (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Pathogenesis of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis.Rheumatology and immunology research · 2023Review
- Prevalence of ANCA-associated vasculitis amid natural gas drilling sites in West Virginia.Journal of nephrology · 2022Article
- ANCA Associated Vasculitis Subtypes: Recent Insights and Future Perspectives.Journal of inflammation research · 2022Review
- Pathogenesis and pathology of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody（ANCA）-associated vasculitis.Journal of translational autoimmunity · 2021Review
- ANCA-associated vasculitis.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2020Review
- Chemokine Receptor 8 Can Distinguish Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis From Infectious Complications.Kidney international reports · 2019Article
- Pathogenesis and therapeutic interventions for ANCA-associated vasculitis.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2019Review
- Anti-neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-associated Vasculitis (AAV) Restricted to the Limbs.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2018Article
- ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Practical Issues in Management.Indian journal of nephrologyReview
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Abstract
backgroundAntineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis is triggered by environmental factors, including silica dust exposure. Repeated tsunami waves brought a large volume of silica-containing sludge inland after the Great East Japan earthquake in 2011. We aimed to determine if the serious disaster influenced the clinical features of the microscopic polyangiitis.
methodsThis is an observational retrospective study conducted in a single institute. A total of 43 patients were included based on the CHCC2012 criteria for microscopic polyangiitis from 2007 to 2015. We used the Poisson regression model to determine the incidence of microscopic polyangiitis within the annual population of the medical district. The participants were selected during a 3-year period from before (N = 13) to after the disaster (N = 20). The differences of parameters and the overall survival between the groups were analyzed.
resultsThe incidence of microscopic polyangiitis increased after the disaster (λ = 17.4/million/year [95%CI: 7.66-39.6] before the disaster and λ = 33.1/million/year [17.7-61.7] after the disaster, P = 0.044). A high Birmingham Activity Score was associated with a high incidence of microscopic polyangiitis after the disaster. The overall survival of the patients with microscopic polyangiitis declined significantly after the disaster.
conclusionsThe Great East Japan earthquake influenced the development of the microscopic polyangiitis in our restricted area. The patients who developed after the disaster had severe symptoms and a high mortality rate.
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