To date, rheumatological diseases are far from the last in the list of common pathologies. Every year the disease gets younger, affecting very young organisms.
Systemic vasculitis includes an extensive group of diseases that develop independently, while affecting vessels of any diameter with the development of a specific inflammatory process and necrotizing of the vessel wall. This condition can lead to a number of serious complications, one of the most dangerous and most common is ischemia of organs and tissues.
Classification
All systemic vasculitis is classified depending on anatomical features, namely, depending on the caliber of the vessel affected by the disease.
Causes of pathology
To date, clinicians cannot say for sure about the cause of the development of systemic vasculitis, however, thanks to the experiments and long-term observations, it has been suggested that a factor that may contribute to the development of pathology is the presence of a history of viral diseases.
Another theory is in the process of being studied, which is based on the assumption that systemic vasculitis is an autoimmune disease. The development of this process is based on the fact that the immune system begins to perceive cells that are components of blood vessels as foreign. As a result, the body begins to fight with its own cells.
The clinical picture of systemic vasculitis
The symptoms that develop during the pathological process can be divided into general nonspecific manifestations and specific ones. The general clinical picture includes: an increase in body temperature to high levels, general malaise, fatigue, loss of appetite, weight loss. On the part of the skin, the appearance of hemorrhagic rash, the development of localized areas of necrosis, and damage to the eyes and kidneys is also noted.
The manifestation of specific symptoms depends on the type of systemic vasculitis, each of them has its own clinical picture.
Diagnostics
In order to confirm the development of systemic vasculitis, the therapist may prescribe a comprehensive examination, which most often includes:
- UAC, renal and liver tests, OAM;
- ultrasound scanning of retroperitoneal space organs, heart;
- ECG;
- consultation with specialists of a narrow specialization;
- angiography of vessels of medium and small caliber. bitqt
