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| Treatment is targeted to the underlying cause. However, most vasculitis in general are treated with [[steroid]]s (e.g. [[methylprednisolone]]) because the underlying cause of the vasculitis is due to hyperactive immunological damage. Immunosuppressants such as [[cyclophosphamide]] and [[azathioprine]] may also be given.
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| A [[systematic review]] of [[antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody]] (ANCA) positive vasculitis indentified best treatments depending on whether the goal is to induce remission or maintenance and depending on severity of the vasculitis.<ref name="pmid17684188">{{cite journal |author=Bosch X, Guilabert A, Espinosa G, Mirapeix E |title=Treatment of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody associated vasculitis: a systematic review |journal=JAMA |volume=298 |issue=6 |pages=655-69 |year=2007 |pmid=17684188 |doi=10.1001/jama.298.6.655}}</ref>
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
| {{Reflist|2}} | | {{Reflist|2}} |
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