Differentiating vasculitis from other diseases

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

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Differential Diagnosis

Vasculitis must be differentiated from cardiovascular syphilis, which presents as aortitis and aortic aneurysm.

• Overlapping symptoms may include back pain, fever, abdominal pain, chest pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, arm and leg weakness, lightheadedness, dizziness, fainting, and headaches.