Fig. 1From: Pathological severity determines the renal recovery for anti-myeloperoxidase antibody-associated vasculitis requiring dialysis at disease onset: a retrospective studyPatients selection flowchart. A total of 244 patients with AAV were diagnosed. Only 7 patients were PR3-ANCA positive and were excluded. Among 237 patients with MPO-ANCA, 217 patients had kidney injury, but 102 patients did not receive kidney biopsy. Patients without kidney biopsy and patients who died before obtaining dialysis independence within 3 months were also excluded. At last, 40 patients were included in this studyBack to article page