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Necrotizing Vasculitis
Alternate Names : Vasculitis - Necrotizing
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Necrotizing Vasculitis Treatment
Treatment aims at reduction of the inflammation, allowing the natural healing process to occur. Corticosteroids (given in low doses) or other immunosuppressive drugs may reduce inflammation of the blood vessels.
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• Definition
• Necrotizing Vasculitis Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Necrotizing Vasculitis Symptoms & Signs
• Necrotizing Vasculitis Prevention
• Necrotizing Vasculitis Diagnosis & Tests
• Necrotizing Vasculitis Treatment
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• Allergic Vasculitis
• Hepatitis
• Polyarteritis Nodosa
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Tests & Exams
• Chest X-Ray
• ESR
• Muscle Biopsy
• Nerve Biopsy
• Protein - Urine
• Urinalysis
• Urinary Casts
Other Topics
• Abdominal Pain
• Fingers That Change Color
• Joint Pain
• Necrosis
• Numbness and Tingling
• Papule
• Proliferation
• Rashes
• Secondary Infections
Review Date : 10/24/2003
Reviewed By : Stanford Peng, M.D., Ph.D., Division of Rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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