VASCULITIS BY ORGAN SYSTEMS

Systemic vasculitides, hitherto thought to be a rare clinical entity, are now rarely considered to be an uncommon disorder and patients are often seen between several departments, suffering from a non-infectiou s systemic disease with multiorgan involvement. Systemic vasculitis no t only poses a major management problem but also has a significant imp act on healthcare resources. The clinical outcome of a vasculitic illn ess depends on a number of factors, such as aetiology of the vasculiti c process, site, size and number of blood vessels affected, duration a nd severity of the disease and also the complications associated with the disease or its therapy.