Editorial
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastrointest Endosc. Mar 16, 2012; 4(3): 50-56
Published online Mar 16, 2012. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v4.i3.50
Table 1 Classification of vasculitis
Primary vasculitis
Large-vessel vasculitis
Giant-cell (temporal) arteritis
Takayasu's arteritis
Medium-sized-vessel vasculitis
Polyarteritis nodosa
Kawasaki's disease
Small-vessel vasculitis
Wegener's granulomatosis
Churg-strauss syndrome
Microscopic polyangitis
Henoch-Schönlein purpura
Essential cryoglobulinemic vasculitis
Cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis
Secondary vasculitis
Connective tissue diseases
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Behçet's disease
Rheumatoid arthritis
Infectious diseases
Bacteria
Virus
Drugs
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Anti-cancer drugs
Antibiotics
Paraneoplastic vasculitis
Carcinoma
Lymphoproliferative neoplasm
Myeloproliferative neoplasm