Renal Involvement in Vasculitis
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The renal involvement is common in any form of systemic vasculitis. These include classic polyarteritis nodosa, Wegener’s granulomatosis, microscopic polyarteritis, Churg-Strauss syndrome, and the hypersensitivity vasculitides (including Henoch-Schönlein purpura, mixed cryoglobulinemia, and serum sickness). Also vascultitis secondary to rheumatological disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis can lead to renal involvement. We will discuss the clinical manifestation and approach to each sub category of the renal involvement secondary to vasculitis.
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