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Behcet’s: A Medical Students Becomes the Patient
- Story
- Behçet’s Syndrome
Behçet’s: A Medical Student Becomes the Patient As a private person, I contemplated whether I should share my story, but for the benefit of those who may be going through the same situation, let me tell you about how I almost quit medical school. I had always felt a deep calling to medicine, though I […]
1 in 4 patients may relapse on rituximab maintenance, study finds
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- Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, Microscopic Polyangiitis
Vasculitis Pick-Me-Up Playlist
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When vasculitis has you feeling down, turn UP the beat! We asked our community what their go-to pick-me-up songs are. This playlist, created from their suggestions, will put a smile on your face and a spring in your step—or just help carry you through! Boogie Shoes – KC and the Sunshine BandCan’t Stop the Feeling – […]
Leaving a Legacy Matters
- Story
- General Vasculitis, Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, Uncategorized
Leaving a Legacy Matters When Scott Gongaware was diagnosed with Vasculitis more than 20 years ago after a year of being sick and with kidney failure, he and his wife thought it might be a death sentence. Few people offered hope back then and not much was known about the rare autoimmune disease. He not […]
The Silver Lining of Vasculitis
- Story
- IgA Vasculitis
The Silver Lining of Vasculitis Luis Rojo, a 24-year-old from Sonora, Mexico, was mapping an island in the middle of the California Gulf as a geology student when he began to feel overwhelmingly—and unexpectedly—weak and tired. Soon, pain set in, wracking his whole body. As his fever spiked, he was admitted to the hospital. The […]
Meet VF Young Investigator Cecilia Barnini, MD
- Doctor, Research, Young Investigator
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Meet VF Young Investigator Cecilia Barnini, MD “The problem with rare diseases like vasculitis,” Cecilia Barnini, MD, said, “is there are not enough doctors and specialists able to recognize the disease, so the people affected by it can’t really get the help they need.” This is why Dr. Barnini is excited to delve into the […]
