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===Grouping by size=== | ===Grouping by size=== | ||
====Small vessel vasculitides==== | ====Small vessel vasculitides==== | ||
=====Definition===== | |||
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> | |||
=====Types===== | |||
*Predominantly cutaneous vasculitis. | *Predominantly cutaneous vasculitis. | ||
*Henoch-Schoenlein purpura. | *Henoch-Schoenlein purpura. | ||