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- Title
Vasculitis in the Emergency Room: The Pivotal Role of Imaging in Diagnosis and Management.
- Authors
Elsherif, Sherif B.; Menendez, Manuel; Gonzalez Baerga, Carlos; Montanarella, Matthew; Virarkar, Mayur; Karolyi, Daniel; Gopireddy, Dheeraj Reddy
- Abstract
Vasculitis encompasses a range of conditions characterized by blood vessel inflammation with diverse clinical presentations. Classified by vessel size, vasculitis includes large-vessel vasculitis such as giant cell arteritis, medium-vessel vasculitis like Kawasaki disease, and small-vessel vasculitis like granulomatosis with polyangiitis. Misdiagnosis can have severe consequences such as heart attack and stroke. While biopsy remains the diagnostic gold standard, imaging plays a crucial role given the challenge of tissue sampling. Imaging findings combined with clinical evidence are essential for accurate diagnosis and treatment. This article explores various vasculitis types and their clinical and imaging findings in emergency settings.
- Subjects
VASCULITIS treatment; HOSPITAL emergency services; SCHOENLEIN-Henoch purpura; RADIOGRAPHY; GIANT cell arteritis; TAKAYASU arteritis; GRANULOMATOSIS with polyangiitis; POLYARTERITIS nodosa; CHURG-Strauss syndrome; MUCOCUTANEOUS lymph node syndrome; SYSTEMIC lupus erythematosus; VASCULITIS; MICROSCOPIC polyangiitis
- Publication
Applied Radiology, 2024, Vol 53, p44
- ISSN
0160-9963
- Publication type
Article