Vasculitis in Clinical Practice
The systemic vasculitides are a group of disorders which are of increasing importance, many of which present significant diagnostic challenges. Vasculitis in Clinical Practice provides insights into the diagnosis and management of these conditions from a
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Richard A. Watts · David G. I. Scott Editors
Vasculitis in Clinical Practice
Editors Richard A. Watts, MD FRCP Department of Rheumatology Ipswich Hospital Heath Road Ipswich UK University of East Anglia School of Medicine Health Policy and Practice Norwich UK
ISBN: 978-1-84996-246-9
David G.I. Scott, MA DM FRCP Department of Rheumatology Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital Foundation University of East Anglia School of Medicine Health Policy and Practice Norwich UK
e-ISBN: 978-1-84996-247-6
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84996-247-6 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2010925794 © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2010 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publishers cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information about dosage and application contained in this book. In every individual case the user must check such information by consulting the relevant literature. Cover design: eStudio Calamar Figueres/Berlin Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
The systemic vasculitides are a group of disorders which are of increasing importance. Many of these conditions are only rarely encountered by general physicians and often present significant diagnostic challenges. Our goal in writing this short book was to provide easily accessible information in a pocket-sized format. We hope we have helped both the general rheumatologist who only encounter these problems occasionally. We have focused on clinical presentation, diagnostic processes, and current management. We hope, therefore, that we will help our patients with these potentially devastating conditions by improving diagnosis and therapy. Richard A. Watts Ipswich, UK David G.I. Scott Norwich, UK
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Contents
Part I Introduction 1 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 General Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2 Classification and Epidemiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2.2 ACR (19
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