"Essential" cutaneous vasculitis: what every rheumatologist should know about vasculitis of the skin

Although the classification of small-and medium-vessel vasculitides involving the skin remains complex and imperfect, a substantial body of knowledge related to cutaneous vasculitis exists. Some components of this knowledge, though beyond the usual purview of rheumatologists, are essential to unders...

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Published inCurrent opinion in rheumatology Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 23
Main Authors Stone, J H, Nousari, H C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.2001
Subjects
Behcet Syndrome - complications
Behcet Syndrome - pathology
Connective Tissue Diseases - complications
Connective Tissue Diseases - pathology
Cryoglobulinemia - immunology
Cryoglobulinemia - pathology
Erythema - complications
Erythema - pathology
Humans
Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch - pathology
Skin Diseases, Vascular - pathology
Thromboangiitis Obliterans - pathology
Urticaria - complications
Urticaria - pathology
Vasculitis - classification
Vasculitis - pathology
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Summary:Although the classification of small-and medium-vessel vasculitides involving the skin remains complex and imperfect, a substantial body of knowledge related to cutaneous vasculitis exists. Some components of this knowledge, though beyond the usual purview of rheumatologists, are essential to understanding the vasculitides. The correct interpretation of cutaneous findings combined with a properly performed skin biopsy yields important insights not only into underlying diagnoses, but also into the pathophysiological mechanisms of individual cases. In this review, we discuss a classification scheme for the cutaneous vasculitides, outline the work-up for evaluating patients with these disorders, and describe the essential features of the major categories of skin vasculitis.
ISSN:1040-8711
DOI:10.1097/00002281-200101000-00005