Small vessel vasculitis is the most common cause of vasculitis in patients with LE and may be secondary to other rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, dermatomyositis, and Sjogren's ...

could provide an effective alternative to combined corticosteroids and cytotoxic agents in the treatment of ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC AUTOANTIBODY-ASSOCIATED SMALL VESSEL VASCULITIS (ANCA-SVV).

Autoimmune vasculitis is a group of conditions that cause blood vessel inflammation. Examples include Kawasaki disease and giant cell arteritis. They develop as a result of an overreaction of your ...

Acute CV is a form of LCV because of the broken-up appearance of white blood cells under the microscope and is sometimes referred to as allergic or hypersensitivity vasculitis. Palpable purpura is ...

Treatment results in remission for about 85% of patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated small-vessel vasculitis; however, 11–57% of these suffer relapse, which can ...