Vasculitis - Diagnosis
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Autoantibody screen in inflammatory myopathies high prevalence of antibodies to gliadin.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Inflammatory myopathies (IM) are associated with autoimmune diseases. AIM: To evaluate the titers of auto-antibodies specific to various autoimmune diseases in patients with IM compared with controls. METHODS: Sera from 99 IM patients ... Read more...

Appropriateness of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody testing in a tertiary hospital.

30 Jul 2009 AIMS: To determine whether indications for ordering antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) meet the 1999 guidelines proposed for ANCA testing; and to examine the test characteristics of the ANCA test. METHODS: The indications for all ANCA ... Read more...

Approach to the patient with drug allergy.

30 Jul 2009 Drug allergies are adverse drug reactions mediated by the specific immune system. Despite characteristic signs (eg, skin rash) that raise awareness for possible drug allergies, they are great imitators of disease and may hide behind unexpected ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Vasculitis - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A 65-year-old man with longstanding seropositive rheumatoid arthritis and lower extremity ulceration. 13 Sep 2009
• Vasculitis presenting with ventricular tachycardia. 30 Aug 2009
• Autoantibody screen in inflammatory myopathies high prevalence of antibodies to gliadin. 30 Aug 2009
• Small-vessel vasculitis surrounding an uninflamed temporal artery as a diagnostic criterion for polymyalgia rheumatica: comment on the article by Chatelain et al. 30 Aug 2009
• Diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea in the setting of comorbid pulmonary disease. 30 Aug 2009
• Appropriateness of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody testing in a tertiary hospital. 30 Jul 2009
• Pruritic rash on the legs of a sports enthusiast. 30 Jul 2009
• Approach to the patient with drug allergy. 30 Jul 2009
• [Imaging techniques in the evaluation of primary large vessel vasculitides: part 1: angiography, interventional therapy, and magnetic resonance imaging] 30 Jul 2009
• [Myalgia in polymyalgia rheumatica, temporal arteritis and other vasculitides] 30 Jul 2009
• Mimics of vasculitis: vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome masquerading as polyarteritis nodosa. 30 Jul 2009
• An update on pityriasis rosea and other similar childhood exanthems. 30 Jul 2009
• Use of likelihood ratios can improve the clinical usefulness of enzyme immunoassays for the diagnosis of small-vessel vasculitis. 28 Jul 2009
• Bilateral cochlear enhancement in Cogan syndrome. 5 Jul 2009
• Skin manifestations of systemic disease. 29 Jun 2009
• Medium- and small-vessel vasculitis with large bowel infarction in systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report. 29 Jun 2009
• Biologic therapy in primary systemic vasculitis of the young. 15 Jun 2009
• [Goodpasture syndrome associated with p-ANCA microscopic vasculitis: a rare entity to recognize] 8 Jun 2009
• [Rheumapathology] 30 May 2009
• [Vasculopathy in Sjögren's syndrome] 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Vasculitis'

Definition: Inflammation of any one of the blood vessels, including the ARTERIES; VEINS; and rest of the vasculature system in the body.

Descriptor UI: D014657

Alternative terms: Vasculitis; Vasculitides; Angiitis; Angiitides;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C14.907.940;

History Note: 78

Technical Notes: general or unspecified; consider ARTERITIS or PHLEBITIS & their indentions; hemorrhagic vasculitis = PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH