Vasculitides
Classification
Large-vessel vasculitis
- Takayasu arteritis
Medium-sized vessel vasculitis
- Childhood polyarteritis nodosa
- Kawasaki Disease
Small-vessel vasculitis
- Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s Syndrome)
- Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg–Strauss syndrome)
- Henoch-Schönlein purpura (Spring Fever)
Other vasculitides
- Behçet’s disease
Kawasaki disease and HSP are the most common childhood vasculitis followed by PAN.
Discussion