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The diagnosis of vasculitis
Best Practice & Research: Clinical Rheumatology, 06/29/09

Jayne D et al. - Anti-neutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody testing has been of particular benefit in defining a subgroup of small-vessel vasculitides and facilitating their earlier diagnosis. The exclusion of vasculitis ‘mimics’ and secondary causes of vasculitis are components of diagnosis, which otherwise relies on the recognition of a compatible clinical presentation supported by specific laboratory or imaging tests and confirmatory histology.

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European League Against Rheumatism/European Vasculitis Study Group recommendations for the management of vasculitis
Current Opinion in Rheumatology, 10/16/09 Relevance Score: 92%

Resolution of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis after resection of gastric cancer
Modern Rheumatology, 10/19/09 Relevance Score: 91%

Progress Towards a Core Set of Outcome Measures in Small-vessel Vasculitis. Report from OMERACT 9
Journal of Rheumatology, 10/20/09 Relevance Score: 89%

Cutaneous vasculitis induced by TNF inhibitors: a report of three cases
Modern Rheumatology, 10/16/09 Relevance Score: 88%

Analysis of T-cell receptor usage in myeloperoxidase-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated renal vasculitis
Clinical and Experimental Nephrology, 10/09/09 Relevance Score: 88%