ANCA-related vasculitis incidence and features before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles, Biobio Province, Chile: an observational retrospective analysis
The incidence of ANCA vasculitis increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and was associated with higher rates of IgG deposit and C3 in the immunofluorescence findings and with higher rates of deaths and dialysis in the pandemic group compared with the pre-pandemic group.
Authors
- Cristina Vega (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5317-4237)
- Daniel Enos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9734-2493)
- Lídia Cornejo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8158-6418)
- Simón Castro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5369-1669)
- Luis Cáceres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7359-2148)
- Gonzalo P. Méndez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4657-7107)
- M Hernandez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0329-8733)
- Andres Μ. Salazar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1723-691X)
- Josefina Jobet
- Ignacia Bravo
Institutions
- San Sebastián University (CL)
- Inria Chile (CL)
- Complejo Asistencial Sótero del Río (CL)
- University of Bío-Bío (CL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Nephrology
- Published
- 2025-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fneph.2025.1599316
- Primary Topic
- Vasculitis and related conditions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00