RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The difficulties of differentiating vasculitis from its mimics
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 550
OP 552
VO 65
IS 10
A2 Hoffman, Gary S.
A1 Sack, Kenneth E.
YR 1998
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/65/10/550.abstract
AB The signs and symptoms of vasculitis are not specific, and tests for con firming the diagnosis can be misleading. Thus, when con sidering a diagnosis of vasculitis, physicians need to keep an open mind. With a case vignette, the author illustrates some of the difficulties in diagnosing "vasculitis."