Muscle vasculitis has a distinct clinical and histopathologic profile when compared with IIM, often presenting with distal symptoms and elevated CRP levels.

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A large US trial shows that nontargeted hepatitis C screening in emergency departments identifies more new infections than targeted, risk-based screening.

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Prevalence of Wegener"s granulomatosis, microscopic polyangiitis, polyarteritis nodosa and Churg-Strauss syndrome within a defined population in southern Sweden.

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