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Eight patients received glucocorticoid and immunosuppressive agents that included rituximab, cyclophosphamide, and azathioprine; five patients underwent transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE); and one patient underwent nephrectomy. Our findings indicate that SRH typically occurs early in the course of AAV and correlates with disease activity, with renal aneurysm rupture as the primary cause. More than half of the patients respond well to corticosteroids and immunosuppressants. 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