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Intent
- To assist vasculitis patients in getting early diagnoses, effective treatments, and to advise of patient, organization, and scientific resources concerning vasculitis.
Sources Used
- The following information is derived from a variety of sources over some ten+ years and is not to be considered as medical advice, but merely the opinions or experiences or findings of the writer who is not a physician and has no medical training.
- Much comes from Medline abstracts and medical journal articles on vasculitis. Some is from autoimmune vasculitis patients and carers, some from newsgroups, internet web pages, etc. that also deal with vasculitis.
- The compiler has attempted to use only recent valid medical information regarding vasculitis, but cannot guarantee the validity nor the currency in every case
Limitations
- No medical decisions should be made on the basis of information on this web page or on associated linked documents and web pages unless those are from a recognized medical professional or professional medical publication.
- Limits to this web page concerning vasculitis:
  - The author/compiler/editor of this web page and related pages has had NO medical training.
  - Only autoimmune vasculitides will be considered, not hypersensitivity vasculitis nor vasculitis as a result of an allergic reaction to medication or vaccine..
  - Most sections apply to most autoimmune vasculitides.
    - One refers specifically to Wegener’s granulomatosis.
Terminology
- Some abbreviations and equivalencies are:
  - Hereafter, “autoimmune vasculitis” may be abbreviated “AV” or “AVs” for plural.
  - The term “Prednisone” is sometimes used where it or a similar glucocorticoid might be prescribed to treat vasculitis.
  - “Immunosuppressives” used to treat vasculitis are sometimes abbreviated “ISs”.
Updates
- This update was on June 1, 2009 and is a complete rewrite of the former web page at http://www.wegenersgranulomatosis.net that also dealt with vasculitis.
Files & links – Vasculitis related.
- Click here to view a web page listing all the links and files from this page.
Tables & Figures – Vasculitis related
- Click here to view a listing of the tables and figures in this web page.
Disclaimer
- ALL MEDICAL QUESTIONS, SYMPTOMS, CONCERNS AND PROBLEMS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO APROPRIATE LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS.
- The writer/editor/compiler does not vouch for the accuracy, completeness, nor applicability of the information included on this site to any person, whether a vasculitis patient or otherwise.