Damage occurs early in systemic vasculitis and is an index of outcome.

Because death after acute systemic vasculitis is now uncommon, alternative measures of outcome are required. A significant component of patient morbidity is disease-related damage, which can be quantified by the Vasculitis Damage Index (64 items in 11 organ-based systems). We investigated serially t...

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Main Authors: Exley, A, Carruthers, D, Luqmani, R, Kitas, G, Gordon, C, Janssen, B, Savage, C, Bacon, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1997