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6105169

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1980-10-21
pubmed:abstractText
Necrotizing vasculitis is a term used to describe vessel wall necrosis due to neutrophil infiltration. Current evidence strongly suggests that these cells are responding to elaboration of chemotactic factors of the complement cascade released at the site of deposition of immune complexes in the vessel wall. The antibody is usually IgG or IgM (and rarely IgA), but the only antigens identified with even a minimum certainty are the streptococcal M protein, the hepatitis B surface antigen, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Vessels may be involved, leading to specific signs or symptoms, in a wide range of organs, but with those of the skin, kidney, joints, and gastrointestinal tract leading the list. Why vessels of different sizes or location become involved in individual patients is unknown. Therapy with nontoxic drugs, such as antihistamines or salicylates, is indicated when the disease is mild, but vital organ involvement may necessitate therapy with systemic corticosteroids and/or cyclophosphamide.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0190-9622
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
Necrotizing vasculitis.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review