Open AccessIllustrated histopathologic classification criteria for selected vasculitis syndromes
Author(s) -
Lie J. T.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
arthritis & rheumatism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1529-0131
pISSN - 0004-3591
DOI - 10.1002/art.1780330804
Subject(s) - medicine , vasculitis , polyarteritis nodosa , purpura (gastropod) , rheumatology , arteritis , giant cell arteritis , dermatology , biopsy , pathology , takayasu arteritis , disease , biology , ecology
We describe the histopathologic criteria for the diagnosis of 7 selected vasculitis syndromes: polyarteritis nodosa, Churg‐Strauss syndrome, Wegener's granulomatosis, hypersensitivity vasculitis, Henoch‐Schönlein purpura, giant cell (temporal) arteritis, and Takayasu arteritis. The criteria apply to the stereotypical cases in each category; they were formulated after a review of submitted biopsy material from 278 of the 1,000 patients entered into the American College of Rheumatology Vasculitis Study Registry, and from prior experience with the pathologic diagnosis of vasculitis in 1,079 nonregistry patients.