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Journal of Vasculitis

ISSN: 2471-9544

Open Access

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    Commentary Pages: 1 - 1

    Lymphocytic Vasculitis Differential Diagnosis

    Sergey David

    Lymphocytic vasculitis is one in all many skin conditions that square measure conjointly noted as body covering vasculitis. In white corpuscle vasculitis, white blood cells (lymphocytes) cause harm to blood vessels within the skin. This condition is assumed to be caused by a variety of things; however, the precise explanation for most cases isn't celebrated. This sickness will gift with a range of symptoms, reckoning on the scale, location, and severity of the affected space. In a very minority of patients, the body covering vasculitis may be a part of a lot of severe vasculitides poignant different organs within the body this can be called general vasculitis. Lymphocytic inflammation is assumed to be caused by variety of various factors, like infection, trauma, drug reaction, or AN underlying condition like inflammatory disease. As a result of this condition is rare and not nevertheless well understood, it's believed that a full list of doable causes has nevertheless to be assembled. Lymphocytic inflammation will cause variety of various symptoms. Hives, red or chromatic discoloured patches, a bump (nodule), or AN open sore (ulcer) have all been delineate as symptoms of this condition. The size, location, and severity of symptoms vary wide among affected people.

      Review Article Pages: 1 - 9

      Glucocorticoids Induced Adverse Events in Patients with Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis Are Frequent and Often Severe, but Under-Reported: A Systematic Review

      Tejas Thomas*, Dieter Götte, Bernhard Hellmich, Duvuru Geetha, Peter Antony Rutherford, Kumari Priyanka

      Background: Glucocorticoids are cornerstone for treatment of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis (AAV) but
      their significant dose-dependent toxicity is a major concern in clinical practice. This systematic review aims to determine the frequency
      and proportion of glucocorticoid-related adverse events in patients with AAV.
      Method: A systematic literature search was performed in the Embase, Medline and PubMed databases with limitation on years of publication
      between January 2000 and December 2020. Full text articles from randomized controlled trials, other interventional and observational
      studies including data on the study design, population size, drugs administered and adverse events reported were considered for the
      analyses. Studies focused exclusively on eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis were excluded. A regression model was run to
      explore the relationship between mean doses of glucocorticoids, duration and reported adverse events. Furthermore, a correlation matrix
      was generated to analyse the rate of incidence of adverse events.
      Results: A total of 91 articles were reviewed. Most frequently reported serious adverse events included death (12%) and severe infections
      (9%) while non-serious adverse events included infections (not specified) and leukocytopenia (approximately 14%each). Diabetes was
      frequently reported according to the Vasculitis Damage Index components. Regression analysis revealed a significant association between
      duration of glucocorticoid treatment and occurrence of infections and eye disorders (not specified, p<0.05). There was no significant
      association between the mean glucocorticoid dose and occurrence of reported adverse events.
      Conclusion: The increasing clinical burden of glucocorticoid-related adverse events in patients with AAV could be reduced by considering
      advanced therapeutic strategies.

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