Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Infections and systemic vasculitis

B F Mandell1, L H Calabrese

  • 1Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases, OH 44195, USA.

Current Opinion in Rheumatology
|February 4, 1998
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

The Intersection of COVID-19 and Autoimmunity: What is Our Current Understanding?

Pathogens & immunity·2021
Same author

Treatment of psoriasis with ustekinumab in a patient with HIV-related Kaposi sarcoma.

Clinical and experimental dermatology·2018
Same author

ESCMID Study Group for Infections in Compromised Hosts (ESGICH) Consensus Document on the safety of targeted and biological therapies: an infectious diseases perspective (Soluble immune effector molecules [II]: agents targeting interleukins, immunoglobulins and complement factors).

Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases·2018
Same author

Rheumatic immune-related adverse events of checkpoint therapy for cancer: case series of a new nosological entity.

RMD open·2017
Same author

Menstrual Abnormalities, Nutritional Patterns, and Body Composition in Female Classical Ballet Dancers.

The Physician and sportsmedicine·2016
Same author

AIDS and Athletes.

The Physician and sportsmedicine·2016
Same journal

New approaches to the management of cutaneous lupus.

Current opinion in rheumatology·2026
Same journal

"Updates in chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis: emerging insights across the age spectrum".

Current opinion in rheumatology·2026
Same journal

Difficult-to-treat, complex-to-manage, treatment-refractory spondyloarthritis: semantics or substance?

Current opinion in rheumatology·2026
Same journal

Update on IgA nephropathy: implications for treatment in IgA vasculitis: a guide for rheumatologists.

Current opinion in rheumatology·2026
Same journal

Polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis: insights from genetic studies on disease risk and pathogenesis.

Current opinion in rheumatology·2026
Same journal

Immune dysregulation in children with Down syndrome: clinical implications and emerging therapies.

Current opinion in rheumatology·2026
See all related articles

Infections can mimic vasculitis and cause it directly. Prompt infection treatment can improve outcomes for vasculitis patients, with antiviral therapies showing promise.

Area of Science:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Rheumatology
  • Vascular Medicine

Background:

  • Bacterial infections can present as vasculitic syndromes.
  • Evidence links infections to vasculopathies like aortitis, atherosclerosis, and Wegener's granulomatosis.
  • Hepatitis viruses, particularly Hepatitis C, are increasingly associated with vasculitic syndromes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the relationship between infections and vasculitis.
  • To highlight the diagnostic and therapeutic implications of this association.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of studies investigating infections and vasculitis.
  • Analysis of clinical evidence linking specific pathogens to vasculitic conditions.
  • Examination of therapeutic outcomes, including antiviral treatments.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • Infections can mimic or directly cause vasculitis.
  • Hepatitis C virus is linked to cryoglobulinemia and other vasculitides.
  • Antiviral therapy has demonstrated clinical benefit in patients with infection-associated vasculitis.

Conclusions:

  • Prompt recognition and treatment of infections are crucial for managing vasculitis.
  • Infections represent an important, often treatable, cause of vasculitis.
  • Antiviral therapies offer a promising treatment avenue for specific infection-induced vasculitic syndromes.