Vasculitis other diagnostic studies: Difference between revisions

	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

Latest revision as of 20:47, 31 January 2018

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: M.Umer Tariq [2]

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 ==Other Diagnostic Studies==
-*'''[[Electromyography]]'''. It is useful if a systemic vasculitis is suspected and neuromuscular symptoms are present.
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-*'''Tissue biopsy'''. This is the gold standard of diagnosis when biopsy is taken from the most involved area.
-** Temporal artery biopsy showing vasculitis with [[mononuclear cell]] infiltrate or granulomatous inflammation, usually with multinucleated giant cells - [[temporal arteritis|Giant cell (temporal) arteritis]]
-** Arterial biopsy showing [[polymorphonuclear cells]] - [[Polyarteritis nodosa]]
-** Vessel biopsy shows granulomatous inflammation - [[Wegener's granulomatosis]]
-** Leptomeningeal biopsy - Isolated CNS vasculitis
-** Vessel biopsy showing eosinophils in extravascular areas - [[Churg-Strauss syndrome|Churg-Strauss arteritis]]
-** Skin biopsy showing [[neutrophils]] around vessel - [[Hypersensitivity vasculitis]]
-** Histology shows vessel inflammation with immune deposits - [[Essential cryoglobulinemic vasculitis]]
 ==References==