Catalog

Rheumatoid vasculitis

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Link to WHO Definition

Rheumatoid vasculitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1398254566

Rheumatoid vasculitis affects a subset of patients with established, often severe, rheumatoid arthritis, with a prevalence of less than 5% of all rheumatoid arthritis cases. Clinical vasculitis usually takes one of the following forms: 1) distal arteritis; 2) cutaneous ulceration; 3) peripheral neuropathy; 4) arteritis of viscera; and 5) palpable purpura.