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Small vessel vasculitis = vasculitis of vessels smaller than arteries; affects arterioles, venules, and capillaries.<ref name=pmid9366584>{{cite journal |author=Jennette JC, Falk RJ |title=Small-vessel vasculitis |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=337 |issue=21 |pages=1512–23 |year=1997 |month=November |pmid=9366584 |doi=10.1056/NEJM199711203372106 |url=http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199711203372106}}</ref> | Small vessel vasculitis = vasculitis of vessels smaller than arteries; affects arterioles, venules, and capillaries.<ref name=pmid9366584>{{cite journal |author=Jennette JC, Falk RJ |title=Small-vessel vasculitis |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=337 |issue=21 |pages=1512–23 |year=1997 |month=November |pmid=9366584 |doi=10.1056/NEJM199711203372106 |url=http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199711203372106}}</ref> | ||
*What is an arteriole? | *What is an arteriole? | ||
**There is no histologic definition according to Sternberg's Histology for Pathologists; however, <100 micrometers is suggested as a definition.<ref>{{Ref | **There is no histologic definition according to Sternberg's Histology for Pathologists; however, <100 micrometers is suggested as a definition.<ref name=Ref_H4P2>{{Ref H4P2|769}}</ref> | ||
=====Types===== | =====Types===== | ||