Outcome measures in primary systemic vasculitis

Studies on the Epidemiology and Outcome of Primary 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 ...

Primary systemic vasculitis: clinical features and mortality.

BACKGROUND Wegener's granulomatosis (WG), Churg Strauss syndrome (CSS) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) are primary systemic vasculitides (PSV), the clinical features of which have been described from tertiary centres. AIM To provide the first clinical description of MPA from a general hospital and compare clinical features with WG and CSS. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of patient records...

Biologic therapy in primary systemic vasculitis of the young.

OBJECTIVES To describe the biologic treatment regimens and report the efficacy and safety of biologic therapies in a multicentre series of children with primary systemic vasculitis (PSV). METHODS This was a retrospective descriptive case series of children with PSV treated with biologic therapy between February 2002 and November 2007. Primary retrospective outcome assessment measures were: da...