Background Recent evidence suggests that cardiac involvement in patients with
granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) occurs more frequently than previously reported …

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) can be classified as classic triad of organ
involvement consisting of lungs, upper respiratory tract/sinuses, and kidneys; limited which …

Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by
dryness of the mouth and eyes. Besides the involvement of exocrine glands, multiple sites …

The systemic vasculitides are characterized by inflammation of the blood vessel walls. Most
vasculitides are idiopathic but sometimes a triggering event, eg, medication, can be …

Vasculitides refer to a heterogeneous set of diseases that are characterized by inflammation
of vessel walls that leads to vessel narrowing, necrosis, obliteration, and subsequently to …

This chapter discusses cases of vascular pathology with correlative nuclear and anatomic
imaging. Areas covered include inflammation, infection, neoplasia, molecular receptor …

Pulmonary lesion is frequently seen in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) patients primarily
due to AAV lung involvement or infection, which are hard to differentiate due to their high …

Primary angiitis of the central nervous system (PACNS) is a rare inflammatory disease
affecting central nervous system vessels. The diagnosis, which requires confirmation by …

A64-year-old woman presented with cervical and shoulder pain with elevated C-reactive
protein. The workup revealed an antimyeloperoxidase antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody …

We describe a 66-year old patient with a recurrent ulcer on her right ankle. Biopsy revealed
medium-vessel vasculitis consistent with cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa. There were no …