Vasculitis
Last revised by Raymond Chieng on 23 Mar 2023
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Gaillard F, Chieng R, Rasuli B, et al. Vasculitis. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Mar 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-2260
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Systems:
Synonyms:
- Vasculitides
- Vasculitides - general
- Infective or inflammatory vascular conditions
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
Quiz questions
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References
- 1. Connolly B, Manson D, Eberhard A et-al. CT appearance of pulmonary vasculitis in children. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1996;167 (4): 901-4. AJR Am J Roentgenol (abstract) - Pubmed citation
- 2. Ha HK, Lee SH, Rha SE et-al. Radiologic features of vasculitis involving the gastrointestinal tract. Radiographics. 20 (3): 779-94. Radiographics (full text) - Pubmed citation
- 3. Pomper MG, Miller TJ, Stone JH et-al. CNS vasculitis in autoimmune disease: MR imaging findings and correlation with angiography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1999;20 (1): 75-85. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol (full text) - Pubmed citation
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- Eosinophilia
- Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
- False aneurysm
- Arterial dissection
- Lie classification of vasculitis
- Pulmonary hypertension (2008 classification)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Aneurysm
- Giant cell arteritis
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Renal trauma
Cases:
- Thoracic manifestations of Behcet disease
- Takayasu arteritis
- Cerebral eosinophilic granulomatosis vasculitis
- Takayasu arteritis
- Gastrointestinal vasculitis
- Henoch-Schonlein purpura
- Large vessel vasculitis (FDG PET-CT)
- Carotidynia
- Multiple sclerosis
- Localized renal artery dissection
- Giant cell arteritis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus - CNS vasculitis
- Giant cell arteritis
- Small bowel infarction
- HSP vasculitis
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