Vasculitis limited to skin, NOS: Difference between revisions
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== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
*The definite diagnosis of vasculitis is established after a biopsy of involved organ or tissue, such as skin, sinuses, lung, nerve, brain and kidney. The biopsy elucidates the pattern of blood vessel inflammation. ... It can demonstrate characteristic patterns of inflammation in affected blood vessels | *The definite diagnosis of vasculitis is established after a biopsy of involved organ or tissue, such as skin, sinuses, lung, nerve, brain and kidney. The biopsy elucidates the pattern of blood vessel inflammation. ... It can demonstrate characteristic patterns of inflammation in affected blood vessels | ||
*Cutaneous vasculitis is a group of disorders in which there are inflamed blood vessels in the skin. These may include capillaries, venules, arterioles and lymphatics. Cutaneous vasculitis has several different causes. There are a wide variety of clinical presentations | |||
{sc:Henoci-Schonlein, polyarteritis nodosa, urticaria, Wegener's} | {sc:Henoci-Schonlein, polyarteritis nodosa, urticaria, Wegener's} | ||