An investigation on distribution of clinical departments visited by patients with ANCA-SW
- VernacularTitle:抗中性粒细胞胞浆抗体相关性小血管炎患者就诊科室情况调查
- Author:
Li MA
;
Lijun ZHANG
;
Youjun XU
;
Donghai WU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Vasculitis;
Antibodies,antineutrophil cytoplasmic
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2003;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To understand the distribution of clinical departments visited by patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody associated small vessel vasculitis (ANCA-SVV) to improve physicians' awareness and recognition of its clinical manifestations.Methods Literatures of ANCA-SVV published in Chinese during 1991 to 2001 were retrieved from the compact disks of China Biomedical Literatures.Data from retrieval were analyzed by the clinical departments where the authors worked and the number of patients visited there.Patients with ANCA-SVV hospitalized in China Japan Friendship Hospital during 1997 to May 2002 were analyzed based on the departments they visited and the interval between illness onset to diagnosis established.Results Totally,44 papers about ANCA-SVV published in Chinese during the past 10 years,including 24 case reports,8 short articles and 12 original articles,were retrieved.18 of them were reported by nephrologists with 128 cases,11 by rheumatologists with 46 cases,7 by respiratory physicians with 34 cases,and others of case reports.There were 31 patients with ANCA-SVV hospitalized in China Japan Friendship Hospital during the past five years,11 of them stayed at department of nephrology,8 at department of rheumatology,4 at department of respiratory diseases,3 at department of gerontology,and 2 at department of traditional Chinese medicine.Conclusions Patients with ANCA-SVV,a systematic disease involving multiple organs,could visit varied clinical departments of hospital,and majority of them visited the department of nephrology and then the departments of rheumatology,respiratory diseases and gerontology.
