Vasculitis classification: Difference between revisions

	Vasculitis
Overview
Classification Large-sized vessel vasculitis Takayasu's Arteritis Temporal Arteritis Medium-sized vessel vasculitis Kawasaki's Disease Polyarteritis Nodosa Small-sized vessel vasculitis Churg-Strauss Syndrome Cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis Essential cryoglobulinemic vasculitis Henoch-Schonlein Purpura Microscopic polyangiitis Wegener's Granulomatosis Variable-sized vessel vasculitis Sjogren syndrome Cogan syndrome Single organ vasculitis Primary central nervous system angiitis
Causes
Differential Diagnosis

Revision as of 07:42, 31 August 2012

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: M.Umer Tariq [2]

Vasculitides can be classified by the size of the blood vessel that they predominantly affect.^[1]

There are several vasculitides that affect small vessels.^[2]

↑ Jennette JC, Falk RJ, Andrassy K; et al. (1994). "Nomenclature of systemic vasculitides. Proposal of an international consensus conference". Arthritis Rheum. 37 (2): 187–92. PMID 8129773.
↑ Jennette JC, Falk RJ (1997). "Small-vessel vasculitis". N. Engl. J. Med. 337 (21): 1512–23. PMID 9366584.

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 ===Large vessel vasculitis===
-'''[[Takayasu arteritis]]'''
+* [[Takayasu arteritis]]
-'''[[temporal arteritis|Giant cell (temporal) arteritis]]'''
+* [[temporal arteritis|Giant cell (temporal) arteritis]]
 ===Medium vessel vasculitis===
-'''[[Polyarteritis nodosa]]'''
+* [[Polyarteritis nodosa]]
-'''[[Wegener's granulomatosis]]'''
+* [[Wegener's granulomatosis]]
-'''[[Kawasaki disease]]'''
+* [[Kawasaki disease]]
 ===Small vessel vasculitis===
 There are several vasculitides that affect small vessels.<ref name="pmid9366584">{{cite journal |author=Jennette JC, Falk RJ |title=Small-vessel vasculitis |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=337 |issue=21 |pages=1512-23 |year=1997 |pmid=9366584 |doi=}}</ref>
-'''[[Churg-Strauss syndrome|Churg-Strauss arteritis]]'''
+* [[Churg-Strauss syndrome|Churg-Strauss arteritis]]
-'''[[microscopic polyangiitis|Microscopic polyarteritis/polyangiitis]]'''
+* [[microscopic polyangiitis|Microscopic polyarteritis/polyangiitis]]
-'''[[Hypersensitivity vasculitis]]'''
+* [[Hypersensitivity vasculitis]]
-'''[[Henoch-Schonlein purpura]]'''
+* [[Henoch-Schonlein purpura]]
-'''[[Essential cryoglobulinemic vasculitis]]'''
+* [[Essential cryoglobulinemic vasculitis]]
-'''Vasculitis secondary to connective tissue disorders'''
+* Vasculitis secondary to connective tissue disorders
-'''Vasculitis secondary to viral infection'''
+* Vasculitis secondary to viral infection
 ==References==