Search for: [Abstract = "rdiovascular, gastrointestinal, central and peripheral nervous system involvement were reported more frequently in the group with respiratory involvement than in the group without such manifestation. The overall number of relapses was significantly higher in the group with respiratory involvement \(medians\: 1.0 \[0.0\-2.0\] vs. 0.0 \[0.0\-1.0\], p=0.01\). Moreover, statistically insignificant trends towards higher mortality \(9.0% vs. 5.8%, p=0.25\), more frequent relapses requiring hospitalisation \(48.7% vs. 41.8%, p=0.18\) and ICU stay \(5.1% vs. 1.4%, p=0.12\) in this group were noticed. In the analysis of the combined group of GPA and MPA cases \(EGPA cases excluded\), the subgroup with respiratory involvement \(compared to the subgroup without respiratory involvement\) was characterised by higher median, maximal CRP concentration \(46.0 mg\/l \[14.0\-105.0\] vs. 25.0 mg\/l \[6.6\-75.1\], p= 0.01\), more frequent GCS use in remission induction \(97.9% vs. 90.8%, p<0.01\), rarer GCS monotherapy \(3.4% vs. 15.5%, p<0.01\), more frequent GCS pulses use \(84.1% vs. 67.7%, p<0.01\), more frequent cyclophosphamide administration during remission induction phase \(91.9% vs. 75.4%, p<0.01\) and more frequent IVIG use \(8.1% vs. 2.1%, p=0.03\). The description of cases with AAV who needed ICU stay was made in the third part of the study. More frequent respiratory, renal, central nervous system and eye i"]

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