Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is found to be associated with pregnancy-related complications and adverse birth ...

A recent analysis of the PEXIVAS trial showed that plasma exchange can significantly improve kidney function in patients with AAV and kidney involvement.

The potential of axonal damage as a biomarker of disease severity and predictor of further outcomes is highlighted by its effect on functional disability, even in early disease stages. Patients who ...

The Chasing Rainbows Foundation raises awareness of rare pregnancy-related diseases. Larry Luxner, senior correspondent for Rare Disease Advisor, interviews Erin Collins, founder of the Chasing ...

Preimplantation genetic testing has become an effective, safe way to prevent the transmission of monogenic diseases; however, limited experience with the technique has been reported in HAE. Using ...

Dentists should be aware that manifestations of hereditary angioedema may be triggered by certain dental procedures. A boy who presented for dental treatment experienced periorbital and facial ...

Managing HAE is a challenge but even more so when a patient has concomitant bipolar affective disorder. An article by Wimalasiri and colleagues published in BMJ Case Reports highlighted the unusual ...

A patient with massive hemoptysis was initially investigated for a lung tumor but was eventually diagnosed with IgG4-related respiratory disease. An elderly female patient who presented with recurrent ...

Liver stiffness measurement provided higher prognostic and diagnostic efficacy in low-risk patients compared with biochemical response criteria. Patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) who ...

A patient with a working diagnosis of eosinophilic pneumonia was found to have EGPA upon further investigations. An elderly woman initially suspected of having eosinophilic pneumonia was eventually ...