Granulomatous Vasculitis - 03/07/15
, Sunil Dogra, MD, MAMS, FRCP(London) b, Kusum Sharma, MD, MAMS cResumen |
Vasculitides are uncommon disorders, characterized by inflammation of the blood vessels resulting either in ischemia or hemorrhage. They are commonly classified as small-, medium-, or large-vessel vasculitides. Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis is an important group of small-vessel vasculitis. This group includes granulomatous vasculitides, namely, granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), and nongranulomatous vasculitis, namely, microscopic polyangiitis (MPA). Classic polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a granulomatous medium-vessel vasculitis. This review discusses the classification, etiopathogenesis, clinical features, and management of GPA, MPA, EGPA and PAN.
El texto completo de este artículo está disponible en PDF.Keywords : Granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Microscopic polyangiitis, Polyarteritis nodosa, Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa
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Vol 33 - N° 3
P. 475-487 - juillet 2015 Regresar al númeroBienvenido a EM-consulte, la referencia de los profesionales de la salud.
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