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Rheumatoid vasculitis

MedGen UID:
69122
•Concept ID:
C0240903
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Rheumatoid Vasculitides; Rheumatoid Vasculitis; Vasculitides, Rheumatoid; Vasculitis, Rheumatoid
SNOMED CT: Rheumatoid vasculitis (400054000); Rheumatoid arthritis with vasculitis (400054000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0043267

Definition

Necrotizing VASCULITIS of small and medium size vessels, developing as a complication in RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS patients. It is characterized by peripheral vascular lesions, cutaneous ulcers, peripheral gangrene, and mononeuritis multiplex. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVRheumatoid vasculitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Brief Overview of the Treatment.
Bullock J, Rizvi SAA, Saleh AM, Ahmed SS, Do DP, Ansari RA, Ahmed J
Med Princ Pract 2018;27(6):501-507. Epub 2018 Sep 2 doi: 10.1159/000493390. PMID: 30173215Free PMC Article
Cutaneous vasculitis: diagnosis and management.
Carlson JA, Cavaliere LF, Grant-Kels JM
Clin Dermatol 2006 Sep-Oct;24(5):414-29. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2006.07.007. PMID: 16966021
Management of extra-articular disease manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis.
Turesson C, Matteson EL
Curr Opin Rheumatol 2004 May;16(3):206-11. doi: 10.1097/00002281-200405000-00007. PMID: 15103246

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Rheumatoid vasculitis in 2023: Changes and challenges since the biologics era.
Mertz P, Wollenschlaeger C, Chasset F, Dima A, Arnaud L
Autoimmun Rev 2023 Sep;22(9):103391. Epub 2023 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2023.103391. PMID: 37468085
Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Brief Overview of the Treatment.
Bullock J, Rizvi SAA, Saleh AM, Ahmed SS, Do DP, Ansari RA, Ahmed J
Med Princ Pract 2018;27(6):501-507. Epub 2018 Sep 2 doi: 10.1159/000493390. PMID: 30173215Free PMC Article
Connective Tissue Disorder-Associated Vasculitis.
Sharma A, Dhooria A, Aggarwal A, Rathi M, Chandran V
Curr Rheumatol Rep 2016 Jun;18(6):31. doi: 10.1007/s11926-016-0584-x. PMID: 27097818
Rheumatoid vasculitis: going, going, but not yet gone.
Pisetsky DS
Arthritis Res Ther 2015 May 8;17(1):116. doi: 10.1186/s13075-015-0635-0. PMID: 25952359Free PMC Article
Vasculitis.
Watts RA, Scott DG
Baillieres Clin Rheumatol 1995 Aug;9(3):529-54. doi: 10.1016/s0950-3579(05)80257-2. PMID: 7497537

Diagnosis

Autoimmune polyneuropathies.
Naum R, Gwathmey KG
Handb Clin Neurol 2023;195:587-608. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-98818-6.00004-2. PMID: 37562888
Rheumatoid vasculitis in 2023: Changes and challenges since the biologics era.
Mertz P, Wollenschlaeger C, Chasset F, Dima A, Arnaud L
Autoimmun Rev 2023 Sep;22(9):103391. Epub 2023 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2023.103391. PMID: 37468085
Skin manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis.
Lora V, Cerroni L, Cota C
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2018 Apr;153(2):243-255. Epub 2018 Jan 24 doi: 10.23736/S0392-0488.18.05872-8. PMID: 29368864
Neurologic Manifestations of Rheumatoid Arthritis.
DeQuattro K, Imboden JB
Rheum Dis Clin North Am 2017 Nov;43(4):561-571. Epub 2017 Aug 31 doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2017.06.005. PMID: 29061242
Rheumatoid arthritis: a review of the cutaneous manifestations.
Sayah A, English JC 3rd
J Am Acad Dermatol 2005 Aug;53(2):191-209; quiz 210-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2004.07.023. PMID: 16021111

Therapy

Rheumatoid vasculitis in 2023: Changes and challenges since the biologics era.
Mertz P, Wollenschlaeger C, Chasset F, Dima A, Arnaud L
Autoimmun Rev 2023 Sep;22(9):103391. Epub 2023 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2023.103391. PMID: 37468085
Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Brief Overview of the Treatment.
Bullock J, Rizvi SAA, Saleh AM, Ahmed SS, Do DP, Ansari RA, Ahmed J
Med Princ Pract 2018;27(6):501-507. Epub 2018 Sep 2 doi: 10.1159/000493390. PMID: 30173215Free PMC Article
Skin manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis.
Lora V, Cerroni L, Cota C
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2018 Apr;153(2):243-255. Epub 2018 Jan 24 doi: 10.23736/S0392-0488.18.05872-8. PMID: 29368864
Vasculitis and inflammatory arthritis.
Watts RA, Scott DG
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2016 Oct;30(5):916-931. Epub 2016 Nov 9 doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2016.10.008. PMID: 27964796
Rheumatoid vasculitis.
Gordon GV
Int J Dermatol 1981 Oct;20(8):546-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1981.tb02025.x. PMID: 7309308

Prognosis

Rheumatoid vasculitis in 2023: Changes and challenges since the biologics era.
Mertz P, Wollenschlaeger C, Chasset F, Dima A, Arnaud L
Autoimmun Rev 2023 Sep;22(9):103391. Epub 2023 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2023.103391. PMID: 37468085
Rheumatoid Vasculitis: A Diminishing Yet Devastating Menace.
Kishore S, Maher L, Majithia V
Curr Rheumatol Rep 2017 Jul;19(7):39. doi: 10.1007/s11926-017-0667-3. PMID: 28631066
Vasculitis and inflammatory arthritis.
Watts RA, Scott DG
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2016 Oct;30(5):916-931. Epub 2016 Nov 9 doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2016.10.008. PMID: 27964796
Connective Tissue Disorder-Associated Vasculitis.
Sharma A, Dhooria A, Aggarwal A, Rathi M, Chandran V
Curr Rheumatol Rep 2016 Jun;18(6):31. doi: 10.1007/s11926-016-0584-x. PMID: 27097818
Rheumatoid vasculitis: an update.
Makol A, Matteson EL, Warrington KJ
Curr Opin Rheumatol 2015 Jan;27(1):63-70. doi: 10.1097/BOR.0000000000000126. PMID: 25405822

Clinical prediction guides

Rheumatoid vasculitis in 2023: Changes and challenges since the biologics era.
Mertz P, Wollenschlaeger C, Chasset F, Dima A, Arnaud L
Autoimmun Rev 2023 Sep;22(9):103391. Epub 2023 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2023.103391. PMID: 37468085
Rheumatoid vasculitis: an update.
Makol A, Matteson EL, Warrington KJ
Curr Opin Rheumatol 2015 Jan;27(1):63-70. doi: 10.1097/BOR.0000000000000126. PMID: 25405822
Overview of vasculitis and vasculopathy in rheumatoid arthritis--something to think about.
Radic M, Martinovic Kaliterna D, Radic J
Clin Rheumatol 2013 Jul;32(7):937-42. Epub 2013 May 7 doi: 10.1007/s10067-013-2273-8. PMID: 23649484
Rheumatoid vasculitis: vanishing menace or target for new treatments?
Bartels CM, Bridges AJ
Curr Rheumatol Rep 2010 Dec;12(6):414-9. doi: 10.1007/s11926-010-0130-1. PMID: 20842467Free PMC Article
Vasculitis.
Watts RA, Scott DG
Baillieres Clin Rheumatol 1995 Aug;9(3):529-54. doi: 10.1016/s0950-3579(05)80257-2. PMID: 7497537

Recent systematic reviews

Biological therapy in rheumatoid vasculitis: a systematic review.
de Cerqueira DPA, Pedreira ALS, de Cerqueira MG, Santiago MB
Clin Rheumatol 2021 May;40(5):1717-1724. Epub 2020 Oct 14 doi: 10.1007/s10067-020-05459-9. PMID: 33058033

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