Vasculitis causes

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]

Causes

Common Causes

Large-sized vessel

• Takayasu's Arteritis
• Temporal Arteritis

Medium-sized vessel

• Kawasaki's Disease
• Polyarteritis Nodosa

Small-sized vessel

• Churg-Strauss Syndrome
• Cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis
• Essential cryoglobulinemic vasculitis
• Henoch-Schonlein Purpura
• Microscopic polyangiitis
• Wegener's Granulomatosis

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	Sneddon syndrome,
Chemical / poisoning	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	Bazin disease, Sweet's syndrome,
Drug Side Effect	Allopurinol, Amantadine, Benzylthiouracil, Isoniazid, Phenytoin, Quinidine, Trazodone,
Ear Nose Throat	No underlying causes
Endocrine	No underlying causes
Environmental	No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic	Pancreatitis,
Genetic	Juvenile dermatomyositis,
Hematologic	Cryoglobulinemia,
Iatrogenic	No underlying causes
Infectious Disease	Hepatitis C, Tuberculosis,
Musculoskeletal / Ortho	Polychondritis,
Neurologic	No underlying causes
Nutritional / Metabolic	No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic	No underlying causes
Oncologic	Pancreatic cancer, Lung cancer,
Opthalmologic	Late congenital syphilitic oculopathy,
Overdose / Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	No underlying causes
Renal / Electrolyte	Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis,
Rheum / Immune / Allergy	Anti-cardiolipin antibodies, Arthus reaction, Behcet's disease, Churg-Strauss Vasculitis, Diptheria & tetanus vaccine, Hypersensitivity vasculitis, Kawasaki disease, Microscopic polyangiitis, Polyarteritis nodosa, Rheumatoid arthritis, Systemic lupus erythematosus, Takayasu's Arteritis, Temporal arteritis, Wegener's granulomatosis,
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	No underlying causes
Urologic	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	Buerger's disease, Golfer's vasculitis, Smoking,