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Microscopic Polyangiitis

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Microscopic polyangiitis is a pauci-immune nongranulomatous necrotizing vasculitis that (1) affects small blood vessels (capillaries, venules, or arterioles), (2) often causes glomerulonephritis and pulmonary capillaritis,

Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System

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Primary angiitis of the CNS is a syndrome with several possible causes that produces small- and medium-sized vasculitis limited to the brain and spinal cord.

Behçet Disease

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Named after the Turkish dermatologist who first described it, Behçet disease is of unknown cause and most commonly occurs in persons of Asian, Turkish, or

Relapsing Polychondritis

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This disease is characterized by inflammatory destructive lesions of cartilaginous structures, principally the ears, nose, trachea, and larynx. Nearly 40% of cases are associated with

IgA Vasculitis (Henoch-Schonlein Purpura)

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IgA vasculitis (Henoch-Schönlein purpura), the most common systemic vasculitis in children, occurs in adults as well. Typical clinical features are palpable purpura, arthritis, and hematuria.

Cryoglobulinemia

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Cryoglobulinemia can be associated with an immune-complex–mediated, small-vessel vasculitis. Chronic infection with hepatitis C is the most common underlying condition; cryoglobulinemic vasculitis also can occur

Levamisole-Associated Purpura

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Exposure to levamisole, a prevalent adulterant of illicit cocaine in North America, can induce a distinctive clinical syndrome of retiform purpura and cutaneous necrosis affecting

Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis

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Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (previously called Churg-Strauss syndrome) is an ANCA-associated vasculitis (along with granulomatosis with polyangiitis and microscopic polyangiitis), although the presence of ANCA

Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis

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Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (formerly Wegener granulomatosis), which has an estimated incidence of approximately 12 cases per million individuals per year, is one of three vasculitides

Tuberculous Arthritis

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Infection of peripheral joints by M. tuberculosis usually presents as a monoarticular arthritis lasting for weeks to months (or longer), but less often, it can

Spinal Tuberculosis (Pott Disease)

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In the developing world, children primarily bear the burden of musculoskeletal tuberculosis. In the United States, however, musculoskeletal infection is more often seen in adults

Viral Arthritis

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Arthralgias occur frequently in the course of acute infections with many viruses, but frank arthritis is uncommon with the notable exceptions of acute parvovirus B19