Vasculitis natural history, complications and prognosis

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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]

Overview

Natural History

Complications

Prognosis

If the involvement of the vasculitis is limited to the skin, the disorder should resolve within months and carries a good prognosis. Recurrences may appear at variable intervals. in contrast if the vascultis involves internal organs such as the kidney, lungs or brain, then the prognosis is poorer and the condition can be life-threatening.

References

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