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Classification of vasculitides

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The primary axis of classification of the vasculitides is according to the size of the affected vessels: (1)

  • large arteries
  • medium arteries
  • small vessels

The antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides (AAV) are three separate conditions: (1,2)

  • granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA - formerly known as Wegener's granulomatosis)
  • microscopic polyangiitis (MPA).
  • eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA - previously known as Churg-Strauss syndrome)

 

References

  1. Jennette JC, Falk RJ, Bacon PA, et al. 2012 revised International Chapel Hill Consensus Conference Nomenclature of Vasculitides. Arthritis Rheum. 2013 Jan;65(1):1-11.
  2. Yates M, Watts R. ANCA-associated vasculitis. Clin Med (Lond). 2017 Feb;17(1):60-64

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