Vasculitis

class of disease, signs den symptoms
Subclass of	vascular disease, angiitis, hemic system symptom, disease
Health specialty	immunology, angiology, rheumatology
Symptoms and signs	inflammation
Drug or therapy used for treatment	pentoxifylline
Anatomical location	blood vessel
Genetic association	F8, ARHGAP18, TSC22D1, WNT9B
NCI Thesaurus ID	C26912

Vasculitis be a group of disorders wey dey destroy blood vessels by inflammation.^[1] Both arteries den veins be affected. Dem sam times dey consider lymphangitis (inflammation of lymphatic vessels) a type of vasculitis. Vasculitis be primarily caused by leukocyte migration den resultant damage. Although both dey occur insyd vasculitides, inflammation of veins (phlebitis) anaa arteries (arteritis) on dema own be separate entities.

Classification

Dem dey distinguish primary systemic, secondary, den single-organ vasculitides dey use de highest classification level insyd de 2012 Chapel Hill Consensus Conference nomenclature.^[2]

Primary systemic vasculitis

Large vessel vasculitis

Medium vessel vasculitis

Small vessel vasculitis

Variable vessel vasculitis

Secondary vasculitis

Single-organ vasculitis

References

↑ "Glossary of dermatopathological terms. DermNet NZ". Archived from the original on 20 December 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
↑ Jennette, J. C.; Falk, R. J.; Bacon, P. A.; Basu, N.; Cid, M. C.; Ferrario, F.; Flores-Suarez, L. F.; Gross, W. L.; Guillevin, L.; Hagen, E. C.; Hoffman, G. S.; Jayne, D. R.; Kallenberg, C. G. M.; Lamprecht, P.; Langford, C. A.; Luqmani, R. A.; Mahr, A. D.; Matteson, E. L.; Merkel, P. A.; Ozen, S.; Pusey, C. D.; Rasmussen, N.; Rees, A. J.; Scott, D. G. I.; Specks, U.; Stone, J. H.; Takahashi, K.; Watts, R. A. (27 December 2012). "2012 Revised International Chapel Hill Consensus Conference Nomenclature of Vasculitides". Arthritis & Rheumatism. 65 (1). Wiley: 1–11. doi:10.1002/art.37715. hdl:11655/14109. ISSN 0004-3591. PMID 23045170.

External links

[urlGlossary_of_dermatopathological_terms._DermNet_NZ-1] "Glossary of dermatopathological terms. DermNet NZ". Archived from the original on 20 December 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2009.

[Chapel_Hill_Consensus-2] Jennette, J. C.; Falk, R. J.; Bacon, P. A.; Basu, N.; Cid, M. C.; Ferrario, F.; Flores-Suarez, L. F.; Gross, W. L.; Guillevin, L.; Hagen, E. C.; Hoffman, G. S.; Jayne, D. R.; Kallenberg, C. G. M.; Lamprecht, P.; Langford, C. A.; Luqmani, R. A.; Mahr, A. D.; Matteson, E. L.; Merkel, P. A.; Ozen, S.; Pusey, C. D.; Rasmussen, N.; Rees, A. J.; Scott, D. G. I.; Specks, U.; Stone, J. H.; Takahashi, K.; Watts, R. A. (27 December 2012). "2012 Revised International Chapel Hill Consensus Conference Nomenclature of Vasculitides". Arthritis & Rheumatism. 65 (1). Wiley: 1–11. doi:10.1002/art.37715. hdl:11655/14109. ISSN 0004-3591. PMID 23045170.

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