Main description:

Vasculitis is a condition that involves inflammation in the blood vessels. The condition occurs if the immune system attacks the blood vessels by mistake. This may happen as the result of an infection, a medicine, or another disease or condition (NIH).

Textbook of Systemic Vasculitis is an in-depth guide to the epidemiology, classification and genetics of systemic vasculitis as well as imaging, symptoms and management of the disease.

The book is divided into six sections, beginning with an introduction to the condition and its basic science, followed by sections on imaging, manifestations of vasculitis, principles of management, and a final section on a range of individual vasculitis syndromes.

The fourth section covers vasculitis in various organs and systems of the human body. The text emphasises the details of pathological changes in the areas most commonly affected by the disease.

135 full colour images and illustrations enhance this comprehensive text. Textbook of Systemic Vasculitis is an up-to-date and forward looking guide to the condition, featuring potential future developments, as well as reviewing advances in treatment over the past half-century.

Key Points

Analyses symptoms of vasculitis, organ by organ
Covers 16 different vasculitis syndromes in detail
135 full colour images and illustrations
Discusses the future development of vasculitis treatment

Contents:

Section 1: Introduction

Epidemiology of Systemic Vasculitis
Genetics of Vasculitis
Classification of Vasculitis

Section 2: Basic Sciences

Neutrophils in ANCA-associated Vasculitis
Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies
Animal Models of ANCA Vasculitis
Pathogenesis of Vasculitis
Pathology of Cutaneous Vasculitis
Pathology of Pulmonary Vasculitis
Pathology of Renal Vasculitis
Pathology of Central Nervous System and Peripheral Nerves

Section 3: Imaging Modalities

Imaging in Vasculitis
Positron Emission Tomography and Vasculitides

Section 4: Clinical Manifestations According to Organ Involvement

Cutaneous Vasculitis
Retinal Vasculitis
Cardiac Manifestations
Pulmonary Manifestations
Renal Manifestations
Neurological Manifestations
Vasculitic Neuropathy
Gastrointestinal Manifestations
Head and Neck Manifestations

Section 5: Principles of Management

Approach to Adult with Systemic Vasculitis
Assessment of Disease Activity and Damage
Newer and Future Treatment of Vasculitis

Section 6: Individual Vasculitis Syndromes

Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Takayasu's Arteritis
Kawasaki Disease
Microscopic Polyangiitis
Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss Syndrome)
Immunoglobulin A Vasculitis
Primary Angiitis of Central Nervous System
Behcet's Disease
Cryoglobulinemic Vasculitis
Relapsing Polychondritis 39. IgG4 Disease
Infection-associated Vasculitis
Vasculitis Mimics
Secondary Vasculitis
Cogan's Syndrome
Malignancy-associated Vasculitis
Pregnancy and Vasculitis
Prevention and Management of Infections