PRIMARY SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS IN CHILDHOOD

  • Nádia Pereira Interna do Internato Complementar de Pediatria Médica/Resident in Pediatrics, Serviço de Pediatria, Centro Hospitalar de Setúbal, Hospital de São Bernardo, Setúbal, Portugal
  • Cristina Amaro Assistente Hospitalar de Dermatologia/Consultan, Dermatology and Venereology, Serviço de Dermatovenereologia, Hospital de Curry Cabral, Lisboa, Portugal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.70.2.23

Abstract

The systemic vasculitis are a group of diseases, uncommon in childhood, characterized by inflammation and necrosis. Its heterogeneous clinical presentation is conditioned by the type of vessel and organ affected. Recently it was proposed a classification of pediatric vasculitis, which takes into account the size of the vessels involved, and also validated diagnostic criteria for the types most common in children. This review aims to address the most frequent types of vasculitis in childhood, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and therapy.

KEYWORDS – Vasculitis; Child.

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Published
2013-01-17
How to Cite
Pereira, N., & Amaro, C. (2013). PRIMARY SYSTEMIC VASCULITIS IN CHILDHOOD. Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology, 70(2), 173. https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.70.2.23
Issue
Vol 70 No 2 (2012): Abril - Junho
Section
Review Articles

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