The aim of this study was to determine the histologic characteristics of vasculitis and other
vascular changes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients. Twelve …

Objective: The aim of this study was (1) to compare the prevalence and severity of Systemic
Vasculitis (SV) in various organs of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and of progressive Systemic …

The frequency and histopathological characteristics of systemic vasculitis were studied in
the autopsy material of 161 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Systemic vasculitis was …

The range of pathologies that are related to primitive vasculitis is broad, complex and not as
typical as we would expect. Clinicians should be aware that several forms of primitive and …

Vascular abnormalities complicating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were first described in 1898
when Bannatyne (7) reported involvement of the peripheral nerves in rheumatoid disease …

Background Systemic vasculitis of autoimmune origin (A-SV) is of critical importance in the
pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA may be complicated by septic infections (SI) …

Sixteen patients with classic rheumatoid arthritis (RA) complicated by severe vasculitis were
studied and compared with a matched control group of 16 RA patients without vasculitis …

Vasculitis, one of the clinical features shared by connective tissue diseases, should be
considered when signs and symptoms are observed that may result from tissue ischaemia …

SUMMARY A definitive diagnosis of vasculitis almost always requires histologic
documentation of a true inflammatory disease of the blood vessels. Although each major …

Since the original attempt by Zeek (1952), almost 30 years have passed and the issue of the
classification (and understanding) of the vasculitides remains. As in the ancient proverb, we …