The spectrum of systemic vasculitis: a classification to aid diagnosis.
Postgrad Med, 1975/10;58(4):78-82.
PMID: 240157
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Abstract
Determining the cause of systemic vasculitis can be facilitated by a clinicopathologic classification of the syndrome. The considerations in differential diagnosis include periarteritis nodosa, leukocytoclastic angiitis (hypersensitivity angiitis, Schonlein-Henoch purpura, other disease-associated vasculitis), Wegener's granulomatosis, allergic granulomatosis (granulomatous angiitis), and giant cell arteritis.
MeSH terms
Arteritis; Diagnosis, Differential; Giant Cell Arteritis; Granuloma; Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis; Humans; Hypersensitivity; IgA Vasculitis; Inflammation; Leukocytes; Male; Middle Aged; Polyarteritis Nodosa; Vascular Diseases
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