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Dejaco, C; Wipfler-Freissmuth, E; Duftner, C; Schirmer, M.
Assessment of Disease Activity of Systemic Vasculitides in Clinical Practice
AKTUEL RHEUMATOL. 2009; 34(3): 180-184.
Doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1225367
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- Dejaco Christian
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- Systemic vasculitides are a heterogeneous group of diseases with inflammation of blood vessels. The assessment of disease activity is necessary to objectify the success of an ongoing current therapy and to estimate the prognosis for an individual patient. There is no single parameter that can be used to determine the activity of vasculitis disease. Disease activity scores are usually based on the evaluation of clinical symptoms; however, such indices are not available for all types of vasculitis. Laboratory parameters including inflammatory markers and autoantibodies as well as imaging methods provide additional information on disease activity and thus provide a basis for therapeutic decisions.
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