Alexander Woywodt

Publication List Details

Period

1999 - 2009

Number

34

Co-Authors

Rituximab as rescue therapy in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: a single-centre experience with 15 patients (2009)

Lovric, Svjetlana, Erdbruegger, Uta, Kümpers, Philipp, Woywodt, Alexander, Koenecke, Christian, Wedemeyer, Heiner, ...

Background. B-cell depletion with rituximab, a chimeric anti-CD20 antibody, is a novel treatment for refractory and relapsing ANCA-associated small-vessel vasculitis. Data are limited and most...

Kikuchi disease preceding systemic lupus erythematosus with membranous lupus nephritis (2009)

Ponnusamy, Arvind, Woywodt, Alexander, Reeve, Roy, Kondlapudi, Jyothi, Lewis, David

Kikuchi disease (KD) is a rare form of necrotizing lymphadenitis. KD usually presents with cervical lymphadenopathy and fever in young women. It tends to run a benign course and resolve spontaneously...

No association of G-463A myeloperoxidase gene polymorphism with MPO-ANCA-associated vasculitis (2004)

Fiebeler, Anette, Borgmann, Stefan, Woywodt, Alexander, Haller, Hermann, Haubitz, Marion

Background. The activation of neutrophils and monocytes by ANCA, resulting in the release of reactive oxygen species and proteases like myeloperoxidase (MPO), is essential to the pathogenesis of...

Should eponyms be abandoned? Yes

Woywodt, Alexander, Matteson, Eric

Medicine has been enthusiastic in naming tests, symptoms, and diseases after their discoverers. Alexander Woywodt and Eric Matteson argue that eponyms are no longer appropriate, but Judith A...