Nellie Zygiel of Fairhaven has battled illness much of her life. Diagnosed with a rare disease, her life has been saved thanks to a neighbor.

Rituximab may be an effective therapeutic option in the management of severe necrotizing scleritis associated with AAV.

Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Scores (BVAS) were used to identify disease manifestations. Key efficacy outcomes included remission at week 26, sustained remission at week 52, relapse rates, the ...

A week later, test results confirmed the diagnosis. "Sure enough, it was vasculitis, he was right," she said. "He's still my rheumatologist to this day." A biopsy confirmed the rare disease had ...