Vasculitis

Question 1

what is vasculitis

Answer 1

inflammation of blood vessels

Question 2

what can vasculitis result in

Answer 2

vessel wall thickening, stenosis and occlusion with ischemia

Question 3

what is the clinical presentation dependent on

Answer 3

histological type of inflammation, size of involved blood vessel segment and distribution of involved vessels

Question 4

what consensus classifies vasculitis

Answer 4

Chapel Hill revised in 2012