Results of a systematic review showed that cognitive impairment and neuropsychiatric manifestations are common among patients with various forms of vasculitis.
This diagnostic strategy is not without problems. Angiography has a poor sensitivity and specificity (see Table 2 for the sensitivities and specificities of the diagnostic tests for vasculitis) for ...
Urticarial vasculitis is an autoimmune condition that causes itchy or painful hives. Some people may also develop inflammation in other organs, such as the kidneys or lungs. Vasculitis is a group of ...
IgA nephropathy affects the kidneys only, while IgA vasculitis may also involve skin, joints, and the digestive system. Both ...
A 66-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia was transferred to Johns Hopkins Hospital with left-sided weakness and altered mental status after magnetic resonance ...