Update on vasculitis: overview and relevant dermatological aspects for the clinical and histopathological diagnosis – Part II
Thâmara Cristiane Alves Batista Morita, Paulo Ricardo Criado, Roberta Fachini Jardim Criado, Gabriela Franco S. Trés, Mírian Nacagami Sotto
Abstract
Vasculitis is a group of several clinical conditions in which the main histopathological finding is fibrinoid necrosis in the walls of blood vessels. This article assesses the main dermatological aspects relevant to the clinical and laboratory diagnosis of small- and medium-vessel cutaneous and systemic vasculitis syndromes. The most important aspects of treatment are also discussed.
Topics & Concepts
Fibrinoid necrosisVasculitisMedicinePathologyDermatologySystemic vasculitisHistopathological examinationDiseaseVasculitis and related conditionsUrticaria and Related ConditionsAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders