Vasculitis classification

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-In-Chief: M.Umer Tariq [2]

Classification

Vasculitides can be classified by the size of the blood vessel that they predominantly affect.

Large vessel vasculitis

Takayasu arteritis

Giant cell (temporal) arteritis

Medium vessel vasculitis

Polyarteritis nodosa

Wegener's granulomatosis

Kawasaki disease

Small vessel vasculitis

There are several vasculitides that affect small vessels.

Churg-Strauss arteritis Microscopic polyarteritis/polyangiitis Hypersensitivity vasculitis Henoch-Schonlein purpura Essential cryoglobulinemic vasculitis Vasculitis secondary to connective tissue disorders Vasculitis secondary to viral infection