Abbreviations
ANCA: antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody; AAV: antineutrophil
cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis; CMV: cytomegalovirus; HZ:
herpes zoster; BP: blood pressure; SCr: serum creatinine; RBC: red blood
cell; Hb: hemoglobin; WBC: white blood cell; PLT: platelet; ESR:
erythrocyte sedimentation rate; anti-dsDNA: anti-double-stranded
deoxyribonucleic acid antibody; anti-Sm: anti-Smith antibody; anti-SSA:
anti-Sjogren syndrome A antibody; anti-SSB: anti-Sjogren syndrome B
antibody; CRP: C-reactive protein; p-ANCA: perinuclear antineutrophil
cytoplasmic antibody; MPO: myeloperoxidase; HCV: hepatitis C; HBV:
hepatitis B; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; CT: computed tomography;
CTX: cyclophosphamide; IVIG: intravenous immunoglobulin; CsA:
cyclosporine A; T-SPOT.TB: T-cell SPOT Tuberculosis bacillus;
LAMB: amphotericin B liposomes; KDIGO: kidney disease improving global
outcomes; CD4: cluster of differentiation 4; GM: galactomannoglycan;
PCR: polymerase chain reaction; BVAS: Birmingham vasculitis activity
score.