Balazs Odler
odlerb.bsky.social
Balazs Odler
@odlerb.bsky.social
MD PhD | Nephrologists with interest in kidney autoimmunity | ERA YNP board member | views my own 🇪🇺
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Just published in @kidneyint.bsky.social. The impact of PLEX and GC on early kidney function changes in AAV. This analysis provides another important piece of the “PLEX puzzle”.

www.kidney-international.org/article/S008...
The effects of plasma exchange and glucocorticoids on early kidney function among patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis in the PEXIVAS trial
Therapeutic plasma exchange (PLEX) is an adjunctive treatment for patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis and kidney involvement. Little is known about the effe...
www.kidney-international.org
ANCA-negative pauci-immune glomerulonephritis must be one of the most challenging fields in vasculitis. In this commentary in @KIReports, we discuss some open questions on this topic.

www.kireports.org/article/S246...
ANCA-negative pauci-immune glomerulonephritis: still many unknowns
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-negative vasculitis must be the most challenging entity in the vasculitis field, shedding doubt on whether ANCA are truly pathogenic (O yes they are!)(1), b...
www.kireports.org
May 31, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Recently, post-hoc analyses of the PEXIVAS trial have provided new insights into the use of PLEX in #AAV. In this viewpoint, we highlight clinical scenarios where its use may be benefical. Don’t miss „Viewpoint 1“ by Mike Walsh.

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Does plasma exchange have a role in ANCA-associated vasculitis? Viewpoint 2: plasma exchange may be useful under some circumstances
Abstract. The use of plasma exchange (PLEX) as adjunct therapy in the initial management of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculit
academic.oup.com
March 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Reposted by Balazs Odler
Sometimes the most challenging cases seem to pop up on Friday when you’re on your own. We tried to collect some helpful points when dealing with these cases. @nephroneu.bsky.social @kathrineller.bsky.social @odlerb.bsky.social @ckj-era.bsky.social
February 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Just published in @kidneyint.bsky.social. The impact of PLEX and GC on early kidney function changes in AAV. This analysis provides another important piece of the “PLEX puzzle”.

www.kidney-international.org/article/S008...
The effects of plasma exchange and glucocorticoids on early kidney function among patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis in the PEXIVAS trial
Therapeutic plasma exchange (PLEX) is an adjunctive treatment for patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis and kidney involvement. Little is known about the effe...
www.kidney-international.org
January 31, 2025 at 6:55 AM