Vasculitis

Last revised by Raymond Chieng on 23 Mar 2023

Vasculitis describes generalized inflammation of vessels. Vasculitides carry a broad range of clinical presentations and as a whole can involve almost any organ system.

Pathology

Some vasculitides are due to direct vessel injury from an infectious agent. However, a large proportion show evidence of immune complex related vessel wall injury.

Classification

There are many, often overlapping, types of classification:

See also

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