A primer on vasculitis.

Kenneth J Warrington, Eric L Matteson

Mayo Clinic, Division of Rheumatology, Rochester, USA.

Minnesota medicine 2013 May

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Vasculitides are rare but serious conditions involving inflammation of the body's blood vessels that can lead to organ damage and myriad complications. This article describes the various forms of vasculitis and their incidence, and discusses diagnosis and treatment of patients with the more common forms.