Vasculitis in children.
Our understanding of the pathogenesis of vasculitis has improved significantly in recent years. The study of cytokines, endothelium, and adhesion molecules in the initiation of inflammatory responses has opened new avenues of investigation and treatment of these disorders. The recognition of newer antibodies such as antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody has given us newer classification of some of the vasculitides. In this paper, articles published in 1995 on childhood vasculitis with both clinical and research importance are reviewed.
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Alfred I. DuPont Institute, Division of Rheumatology, Wilmington, DE 19899, USA.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D011695:IgA Vasculitis; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy