Fertility and pregnancy in vasculitis
Despite the rarity of vasculitides, fertility and pregnancy outcome in the setting of vasculitis have become a major topic of interest within the past decade. The potential impact of vasculitis…
Quality of life and outcome measures in vasculitis
The primary vasculitides are a life- and organ-threatening set of diseases with a course often marked by alternating periods of active vasculitis and remission. As opposed to clinical trials within…
Thrombosis in vasculitis
Thrombo-embolic disease is an increasingly recognised complication of several vasculitides. A common observation is that thrombo-embolic complications coincide with periods of increased vasculitis disease activity, but the mechanism through which…
Cardiovascular disease due to accelerated atherosclerosis in systemic vasculitides
Patients with different forms of systemic vasculitis experience long-term morbidity and mortality caused by cardiovascular disease due to premature atherosclerosis. Epidemiologic reports of patients with GCA suggest that long-term mortality…
ANCA-associated vasculitis and malignancy: Current evidence for cause and consequence relationships
In this review, we summarise the current understanding of the potential link between cancer and anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV), including granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s; GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA)….
Infections in vasculitis
Infections, mainly viral, are the cause of some vasculitides, like polyarteritis nodosa (hepatitis B virus) or mixed cryoglobulinemia (hepatitis C virus), and it has been hypothesized that others might be…
Update on the classification of vasculitis
Classification criteria have an important role and practical use in everyday rheumatology. Improvement in therapy and our understanding of the aetiopathogenesis of vasculitis have driven the need to have better…
Update on Vasculitis
Over the last decade, there have been significant advances in the understanding of the pathogenesis of vasculitis and the emergence of new therapeutic regimens for vasculitis. What used to be…
How to perform a systematic search
All medical practice and research must be evidence-based, as far as this is possible. With medical knowledge constantly growing, it has become necessary to possess a high level of information…
Ultrasound-guided injections in rheumatology: Actual knowledge on efficacy and procedures
Abstract Ultrasound allows one to detect easily joint involvement. In addition to its primary use as a diagnostic tool, ultrasound is increasingly used by rheumatologists to guide musculoskeletal interventions. The…
