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Table 5. Causes of Death in

Cruz et al. Cacoub et al.

Gayraud et al. (79) (82) (104)

Number of patients 278 26 165

Type of vasculitis (n) HBV-related PAN Patients admitted to PAN

(63), PAN (93), ICU, PAN (5), MPA

MPA (58) and CSS (4), CSS (7) and others

(64) (10)

Deaths, n (%) 85 (31) 2/5 PAN (20) 61 (37)†
Progressive vasculitis 22 (26) 0 21 (43)†

Bowel infarction 10 – 8
Cardiac failure 5 – 4

Multi-visceral 3 – 2

involvement

Renal failure 3 – 5

Stroke 1 – 2

Infectious treatment side 11 (13) 2 (100) 13 (27)

effects

Bacterial pneumonia 5 1 11

Septicemia 6 1 6/11

Sudden deaths 9 (11) 0 3 (6)

Heart disease 8 (9) 0 6(12)†

Cancer 13 (15) 0 5 (10)

Pulmonary embolism 3 (3.5) 0 2 (4)
Chronic respiratory 3 (3.5) 0 –

disease

End-stage renal disease – – –
Fulminant viral hepatitis 2 (2) 0 –

Miscellaneous 14 (17) 0 2 (4)

*Including HBV-associated PAN. †Some patients may have died for example
conditions, not always specified; hence, the total of listed causes exce

Abbreviations: ICU, intensive care unit; n, number.

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