Update on vasculitis: overview and relevant dermatological aspects for the clinical and histopathological diagnosis – Part II

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 syst...

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Published in:Anais brasileiros de dermatología 2020-07, Vol.95 (4), p.493-507
Main Authors: Morita, Thâmara Cristiane Alves Batista, Criado, Paulo Ricardo, Criado, Roberta Fachini Jardim, Trés, Gabriela Franco S., Sotto, Mirian Nacagami
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies
Churg-Strauss syndrome
DERMATOLOGY
Henoch-Schönlein purple
Humans
Leukocytoclastic cutaneous vasculitis
Review
Skin
Systemic vasculitis
Vasculitis
Vasculitis associated with lupus of the central nervous system
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0365-0596
1806-4841
1806-4841
DOI:10.1016/j.abd.2020.04.004