1. Microscopic Polyangiitis: Savvy Medinfo For Patients And Doctors:E-lists,contact A description of microscopic polyangiitis along with a look at the diagnosing. http://www.blackandwhite.org/micro/index.shtml

Savvy Home Subscribe About Vasculitis Patient Gateway Central Nervous System Churg-Strauss syndrome Giant-cell (temporal) arteritis Leukocytoclastic vasculitis Microscopic polyangiitis Overlapping syndromes Pediatrics Polyarteritis nodosa Takayasu's arteritis Wegener's granulomatosis Links, Resources... Focus News Focus Chinese Medical Diagnosis Opinion Subscribers Mailing List FAQ How to Subscribe Savvy Site Info Welcome Medical Search Gateway Search Microscopic polyangiitis is a systemic small to medium vessel vasculitis, involving the skin, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, and kidneys. Patients commonly present with palpable purpura (blood spots, bruising and discolouration to skin) hemoptysis (coughing up blood) abdominal pain or renal (kidney) insufficiency. Microscopic polyangiitis lacks the immune complex deposition in the blood vessels seen in Schönlein-Henoch purpura and the upper airway involvement and granulomas present in Wegener's granulomatosis. Also, unlike in polyarteritis nodosa, no aneurysms are detected on angiography. Diagnosis The diagnosis is confirmed on biopsy of the involved organ. Half of patients have positive titers of ANCA (of both the c-ANCA and p-ANCA type). Treatment of microscopic polyangiitis is the same as that of

2. Rachael's MPA Support Site Support and information for people fighting microscopic polyangiitis. Frequently asked questions and dealing with doctors are a few of the topics discussed. http://www.users.fast.net/~rcb1/mpa/

Welcome to my Microscopic Polyangiitis Support Site. I created this site to offer people with this disease a place to come for information about the condition and also a place to share their experiences with someone who understands. I have been searching for an MPA support Web site for the past few years and I haven’t found one, so I thought I’d create my own. Since I started this site in Fall 2000, I’ve heard from a few others who have MPA. We’re not alone! (We’re rare, but we’re not alone.) I want to provide a place where people around the world with MPA can share useful information and offer support to one another. Come on in and look around. Learn a little. Send me some feedback , or even share your own story. Rachael Last Modified Saturday, May 19, 2001 What is Microscopic Polyangiitis? Microscopic Polyangiitis, or MPA, is a disease that causes inflammation of small blood vessels and capillaries in the body. It is an autoimmune disease, which means that the inflammation comes from the body’s immune system and not from an outside bacteria or virus. For more information about MPA, go to the

3. EMedicine - Microscopic Polyangiitis : Article By Mehran Farid-Moayer, MD microscopic polyangiitis microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) is vasculitisof small vessels. microscopic polyangiitis. Last Updated July 8, 2003, http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2931.htm

(advertisement) Home Specialties CME PDA ... Patient Education Articles Images CME Patient Education Advanced Search Link to this site Back to: eMedicine Specialties Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, and Surgery Rheumatology Microscopic Polyangiitis Last Updated: July 8, 2003 Rate this Article Email to a Colleague Synonyms and related keywords: MPA, small vessel vasculitis, microscopic polyarteritis nodosa, microscopic PAN, small vessel vasculitides, systemic vasculitis, Wegener granulomatosis, Churg-Strauss syndrome AUTHOR INFORMATION Section 1 of 10 Author Information Introduction Clinical Differentials ... Bibliography Author: Mehran Farid-Moayer, MD , Fellow, Department of Psychiatry, Sleep Disorders Clinic, Stanford Medical Center Mehran Farid-Moayer, MD, is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Chest Physicians American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine American Medical Association , and American Thoracic Society Editor(s): Bryan L Martin, DO , Assistant Chief, CoFellowship Director, Department of Allergy-Immunology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center; Assistant Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences;

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(advertisement) Excerpt from Microscopic Polyangiitis Synonyms, Key Words, and Related Terms: MPA, small vessel vasculitis, microscopic polyarteritis nodosa, microscopic PAN, small vessel vasculitides, systemic vasculitis, Wegener granulomatosis, Churg-Strauss syndrome Please click here to view the full topic text: Microscopic Polyangiitis Background: Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) is vasculitis of small vessels. It was initially recognized as a microscopic form of polyarteritis nodosa (PAN). In 1990, the American College of Rheumatology developed classification criteria for several types of systemic vasculitis but did not distinguish between PAN and microscopic PAN. In 1994, a group of experts held an international consensus conference in Chapel Hill, North Carolina to attempt to redefine the classification of small vessel vasculitides. The proposed feature distinguishing PAN from MPA is the absence of vasculitis in small vessels, including arterioles, capillaries, and venules, in patients with PAN and the presence of small vessel vasculitis in patients with MPA. A category of small vessel vasculitis that is related to antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) and is characterized by a paucity of immune deposits includes 3 diseases of MPA, Wegener granulomatosis, and Churg-Strauss syndrome. Pathophysiology: Vasculitis is inflammation of the vessel walls. MPA is characterized by pauci-immune, necrotizing, small-vessel vasculitis without clinical or pathological evidence of necrotizing granulomatous inflammation.

5. Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center Discusses Microscopic Polyangiitis, A Type Of Va More information is coming soon. Pictured below is a biopsy of the gastrocnemiusmuscle, performed in a 69 year–old man with microscopic polyangiitis. http://vasculitis.med.jhu.edu/typesof/polyangiitis.html

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6. Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center Discusses Types Of Vasculitis Affects people over the age of 50. microscopic polyangiitis A systemicvasculitis affecting small and medium–sized blood vessels. http://vasculitis.med.jhu.edu/typesof/typesof.html

Angiitis Arteritis vasculitides There are many different types of diseases that belong to this category. Although the diseases are similar in some ways, they often differ with respect to which organs are affected, which medications are used to treat them, and other characteristics. Behcet's Disease Characterized by the triad of mouth ulcers, genital ulcers, and eye inflammation, but can affect different organ systems. Buerger's Disease Mainly affects smokers, leading to decreased blood flow to the hands and feet. Central Nervous System Vasculitis Very rare disease that may involve the brain and spinal cord. Cryoglobulinemia Characterized by recurrent purpura on the lower extremities, and often associated with hepatitis C virus infections. Giant Cell Arteritis The most common type of vasculitis. Affects people over the age of 50. Microscopic Polyangiitis Polyarteritis Nodosa Polymyalgia Rheumatica A syndrome of pain and stiffness localized to the shoulders and hips. Often occurs in association with Giant Cell Arteritis. Rheumatoid Vasculitis A vasculitis that sometimes complicates the course of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Usually occurs in patients with a history of severe RA.

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Choose your destination Diagnostics Brazil Diagnostics Italy Diagnostics Netherlands Diagnostics Norway Diagnostics Spain Diagnostics Sweden Diagnostics Taiwan Diagnostics UK Diagnostics US Home Email Company Info Website Info ... Scientific Services Microscopic polyangiitis , also called microscopic polyarteritis, is a systemic necrotizing vasculitis that involves small vessels including arterioles, capillaries, and venules. Men are affected more often than women. The average age at onset is about 50 years. This condition is uncommon and its actual incidence is unknown. Typical manifestations include glomerulonephritis, pulmonary hemorrhage or infiltration, musculoskeletal pains (sometimes with synovitis), purpura, peripheral neuropathy, and abdominal pain. Systemic symptoms such as malaise, fatigue, and fever are usually present.

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microscopic polyangiitis Microscopic polyangiitis affects the smaller arteries and is the most common form of arteritis. There may be a history of hypersensitivity to drugs or foreign proteins, and the natural history is a short duration of vasculitis in the small veins, arteries and capillaries. Treatment is as for Wegener's granulomatosis. Click here for more information...

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Health and Home Microscopic Polyangiitis HOME LOGIN ADD A LINK MODIFY A LINK ... PARTNER Looking for something in particular? the entire directory only this category Home Conditions and Diseases Immune Disorders Auto-Immune : Microscopic Polyangiitis LINKS: Rachael's MPA Support Site Support and information for people fighting Microscopic Polyangiitis. Frequently asked questions and dealing with doctors are a few of the topics discussed. http://www.users.fast.net/~rcb1/mpa/ Savvy Medinfo for Patients and Doctors A description of Microscopic Polyangiitis along with a look at the diagnosing. http://www.blackandwhite.org/micro/index.shtml Microscopic Polyangiitis Last Update: Mon May 10 2004

19. Microscopic Polyangiitis microscopic polyangiitis. Table 2 Features that allow differentiation of microscopicpolyangiitis from several other forms of smallvessel vasculitis, http://www.orpha.net/data/patho/GB/uk-MPA.html

Microscopic polyangiitis Author: Professor J. Charles Jennette Creation date: October 2002 Disease name Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) Microscopic polyarteritis Microscopic polyangiitis is a more appropriate name than microscopic polyarteritis because some patients show no evidence for arterial involvement. Definition Classification of systemic vasculitis Vasculitis is an inflammation of vessel walls. It has many causes, although they result in only a few histological patterns of vascular inflammation. Small-vessel vasculitis is defined as a vasculitis affecting vessels smaller than arteries, such as arterioles, venules and capillaries. There is no widely accepted classification of primary vasculitis, although a working framework has been provided by a consensus reached by the leading investigators at a meeting in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1995. Systemic vasculitides form a heterogeneous group of vascular inflammatory diseases that can be sub-divided on the basis of the underlying histopathology, the type of vessels involved, the target organs involved, and the resulting clinical picture (table 1). Table 1: The Chapel Hill Consensus Conference on the Nomenclature of Systemic Vasculitis Large Vessel Vasculitis Giant-cell arteritis – granulomatous arteritis of the aorta and its major branches, especially the extracranial branches of the carotid artery; usually in patients over 50 years old and associated with polymyalgia rheumatica.

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