Recent Advances in Pediatric Vasculitis

Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2021 Nov;47(4):781-796. doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2021.07.007. Epub 2021 Aug 27.

Abstract

This article provides an overview of the clinical presentation and diagnosis of select pediatric primary systemic vasculitides. Important advances in understanding the pathogenesis of these rare diseases also are discussed and efforts to harmonize treatment through consensus-based guidelines and multicenter and international collaborations highlighted.

Keywords: Childhood; Pediatric; Systemic; Vasculitides; Vasculitis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Humans
  • Multicenter Studies as Topic
  • Vasculitis* / diagnosis
  • Vasculitis* / therapy