Koller S R, Edwards W M
J Fam Pract. 1976 Aug;3(4):369-73.
Systemic vasculitis is a confusing subject which has been difficult to classify and understand. Improvements in therapy increase the importance of early diagnosis. This paper reviews the clinical and pathological differences of the systemic vasculitides, and a working approach to the differential diagnosis of vasculitis is formulated based on the size of the vessel involved. Vessel size and histopathology determine to what group of diseases a particular syndrome belongs, thereby allowing subclassification and a more rational approach to management.
系统性血管炎是一个令人困惑的主题，一直难以分类和理解。治疗方法的改进增加了早期诊断的重要性。本文回顾了系统性血管炎的临床和病理差异，并根据受累血管的大小制定了一种血管炎鉴别诊断的实用方法。血管大小和组织病理学决定了特定综合征属于哪一组疾病，从而实现亚分类并采用更合理的管理方法。
