Update on vasculitis: an overview and dermatological clues for clinical and histopathological diagnosis – part I

摘要: The term vasculitis refers to the inflammation of vessel walls. It may range in severity from a self-limited disorder one single organ life-threatening disease due multiple failure. has many causes, although they result only few histological patterns vascular inflammation. Vessels any type and can be affected, fact that results broad variety signs symptoms. Different vasculitides with indistinguishable clinical presentations have quite different prognosis treatments. This condition presents challenges physicians terms classification, diagnosis, appropriate laboratory workup, treatment. Moreover, it compels careful follow-up. article reviews Chapel-Hill 2012 etiology, recent insights pathophysiology, some important dermatological clues for diagnosis summarizes treatment these complex syndromes.