Childhood systemic vasculitis

Erdal Sag; Ezgi Deniz Batu; Seza Ozen

doi:10.1016/j.berh.2017.11.009

Childhood systemic vasculitis

Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2017 Aug;31(4):558-575. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2017.11.009. Epub 2017 Dec 23.

Authors

Erdal Sag¹, Ezgi Deniz Batu¹, Seza Ozen²

Affiliations

¹ Hacettepe University, Ihsan Dogramaci Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Turkey.
² Hacettepe University, Ihsan Dogramaci Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Turkey. Electronic address: sezaozen@hacettepe.edu.tr.

PMID: 29773273
DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2017.11.009

Abstract

Vasculitides are characterized by inflammation of the vessel wall. Most of the vasculitides tend to occur in vessels of a specific size and certain target organs. In this review, we discuss each specific childhood vasculitis according to the latest Chapel Hill Consensus Conference 2012 nomenclature system and the Ankara 2008 classification criteria. We have also reviewed the clinical and laboratory characteristics and the recent treatment recommendations for the vasculitides we encounter in children.

Keywords: Childhood; Vasculitis.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
Child
Consensus
Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
Humans
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / therapeutic use
Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
Systemic Vasculitis / diagnosis*
Systemic Vasculitis / drug therapy*
Terminology as Topic
Vasculitis / classification

Substances

Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Glucocorticoids
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
Immunosuppressive Agents