Necrotising vasculitis
There is no completely satisfactory classification of vasculitic conditions that may cause necrotising vasculitis.
Some conditions that may present in this manner include:
- polyarteritis nodosa
- giant cell arteritis
- granulomatous conditions e.g. Wegener's granulomatosis
- rheumatic and collagen disease: - rheumatoid arthritis - SLE - rheumatic fever - dermatomyositis - systemic sclerosis
- leukocytoclastic i.e. neutrophilic infiltrate with nuclear fragmentation: - HSP - erythema nodosum or nodular vasculitis - hypocomplimentaemic vasculitis
- infective: - septicaemia, septic emboli - cutaneous arteritis during rash of typhus fever, meningococcaemia, scarletina, etc
- extension of perivascular inflammation e.g. cellulitis, erysipelas
Reference
- Jennette JC, Falk RJ, Bacon PA, et al. 2012 revised International Chapel Hill consensus conference nomenclature of vasculitides. Arthritis Rheum. 2013 Jan;65(1):1-11
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