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Primary systemic vasculitis

The Lancet, 1997
The pathology of vasculitis involves inflammation and necrosis of blood-vessel walls. The clinical expression depends on the site, type, and size of involved vessels, and the severity of the associated inflammatory features. The first post-mortem macroscopic description of arteritis, thickened cord-like arteries with frequent nodular protrusions, is ...
C O, Savage, L, Harper, D, Adu
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Vasculitis of the nervous system

Current Opinion in Neurology, 2004
Vasculitis refers to heterogeneous clinicopathologic disorders that share the histopathology of inflammation of blood vessels. When unrecognized and therefore untreated, vasculitis of the nervous system leads to pervasive injury and disability making this a disorder of paramount importance to all clinicians.Remarkable progress has been made in the ...
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Infections and systemic vasculitis

Current Opinion in Rheumatology, 1998
Bacterial infections can clinically mimic a primary vasculitic syndrome and can directly cause a vasculitis that may respond to prompt recognition and treatment of the infection. Increasing direct and indirect evidence is establishing links between certain infections and vasculopathies, including aortitis, atherosclerosis, and Wegener's granulomatosis.
B F, Mandell, L H, Calabrese
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Autoantibodies in systemic vasculitis

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, 1991
Abstract We have studied 495 sera that were referred to us from patients suspected on clinical and/or histological grounds to have a small vessel vasculitis. These sera were tested for antibodies against neutrophil cytoplasm antigens (anti‐neutrophil cytoplasm antibodies, ANCA) using assays based on neutrophil acid extract, myeloperoxidase and elastase.
J A, Savige, M, Gallicchio, L, Chang, J D, Parkin   +3 more
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Systemic vasculitis in childhood

Current Rheumatology Reports, 2009
Systemic vasculitis is a group of disorders with multiorgan involvement. These disorders have diverse clinical manifestations associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The most common vasculitides in children--Henoch-Schönlein purpura and Kawasaki disease--are self-limiting conditions.
Abraham, Gedalia, Raquel, Cuchacovich
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Management of systemic vasculitis

Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology, 2001
The systemic vasculitides are a wide-ranging group of diseases that are characterized by the presence of blood vessel inflammation. Despite this common feature, each type of vasculitis has a unique variety of clinical manifestations that influences its degree of disease severity and ultimately its management.
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Vasculitis and systemic infections

Current Opinion in Rheumatology, 2006
In recent years, many investigators have focused on potential associations between infections and vascular inflammation. We review the principal pathogenic mechanisms that have been implicated for possible roles in the vascular inflammation initiated by infectious agents.
Alicia, Rodríguez-Pla, John H, Stone
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Systemic necrotizing vasculitis

Cardiovascular Pathology, 1994
Systemic necrotizing vasculitis may be idiopathic or associated with a variety of diseases of known etiology. A typical example is polyarteritis nodosa, which is characterized by fibrinoid necrosis and severe inflammation leading to destruction of the wall, narrowing of the lumen, and interference with blood circulation.
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Sarcoidosis and systemic vasculitis

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 2000
Systemic vasculitis is an unusual complication of sarcoidosis. Over a 10-year period, the authors have provided care for six patients who had features of both sarcoidosis and vasculitis. Vasculitis could not be attributed to other causes.To report six patients (five children) who had sarcoidosis and systemic vasculitis and compare our experience with ...
S R, Fernandes, B H, Singsen, G S, Hoffman   +2 more
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THERAPY OF SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS

Neurologic Clinics, 1997
The systemic vasculitides represent a highly heterogeneous and complex set of disorders primarily mediated via immunologic mechanisms. Standard therapy of these diseases includes the use of glucocorticoids without the use of additional cytotoxic agents.
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