Outcome in systemic vasculitis

Outcome in small-vessel systemic vasculitis.

Prognosis and ICU outcome of systemic vasculitis

BACKGROUND Systemic vasculitis may cause life threatening complications requiring admission to an intensive care unit (ICU). The aim of this study was to evaluate outcomes of systemic vasculitis patients admitted to the ICU and to identify prognosis factors. METHODS During a ten-year period, records of 31 adult patients with systemic vasculitis admitted to ICUs (median age: 63 y.o, sex ratio ...

Studies on the Epidemiology and Outcome of Primary Systemic Vasculitis

Autoantibodies in Systemic Vasculitis

Systemic vasculitis is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by inflammation andnecrosis in the vessel wall. The diagnosis of a systemic vasculitis is challenging, because patients usually present a broad spectrum of manifestations that vary according to the predominant size of vessels affected, organs and systems involved, and the extent of the inflammatory process (1). In systemic ...

Vasculitis in Systemic Sclerosis

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multiorgan connective tissue disease characterized by autoantibody production and fibroproliferative stenosis of the microvasculature. The vascoluopathy associated with SSc is considered to be noninflammatory, yet frank vasculitis can complicate SSc, posing diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Here, we have reviewed the literature for reports of small-, medium-, ...