The term vasculitis encompasses a number of distinct clinicopathologic disease entities.
Final diagnosis should be supported by histologic study in most cases. However, different …

Systemic vasculitides are a rare and complex group of diseases that can affect multiple
organ systems. Clinically, presentation may be vague and non-specific and as such …

Abstract Purpose of Review Vasculitides are characterized by mostly autoimmunologically
induced inflammatory processes of vascular structures. They have various clinical and …

Imaging in systemic vasculitis : Current Opinion in Rheumatology Imaging in systemic vasculitis
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The increasing availability and improvement of imaging techniques are making a profound
impact in the evaluation and management of patients with vasculitis, particularly for those …

Systemic vasculitides, characterized by inflammation of blood vessels, preferentially target
vessels of different sizes. 1 This characteristic has been used for categorization and is …

Vasculitis is a systemic disease characterized by immune-mediated injury of blood vessels.
Current treatments for vasculitis, such as glucocorticoids and alkylating agents, are …

Vasculitis, a systemic disease characterised by inflammation of the blood vessels, remains
challenging to diagnose and manage. Vessel size has been the basis for classifying …

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu arteritis (TAK) are the most important primary large
vessel vasculitides. A rapid and reliable confirmation of the diagnosis is necessary to …

Purpose of the review The two main forms of large-vessel vasculitis (LVV) are giant cell
arteritis (GCA) and Takayasu's arteritis (TAK). Vascular imaging can characterize disease …