Southwestern Internal Medicine Conference: Vasculitis—It’s Time To Reclassify
Alpern R. Southwestern Internal Medicine Conference: Vasculitis—It’s Time To Reclassify. The American Journal Of The Medical Sciences 1995, 309: 235-248. PMID: 7900748, DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199504000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, Antineutrophil CytoplasmicAutoantibodiesChurg-Strauss SyndromeGlomerulonephritisGranulomatosis with PolyangiitisHumansPolyarteritis NodosaVasculitisConceptsCytoplasmic antibodiesCrescentic glomerulonephritisAnti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodiesAnti-myeloperoxidase antibodiesSmall vessel vasculitisSmall vesselsP-ANCAPulse steroidsC-ANCAMost patientsRenal biopsyVessel vasculitisPathophysiologic mechanismsPathologic confirmationMedium arteriesLarge arteriesVasculitisCombination of treatmentsCytotoxic agentsAntibodiesVasculitidesGlomerulonephritisArterySteroidsTreatment