Vasculitis: Genus and Species
Authors: CHARLES L. CHRISTIAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1984)

Editorials1 December 1984Vasculitis: Genus and SpeciesCHARLES L. CHRISTIAN, M.D.CHARLES L. CHRISTIAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-101-6-862 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptProfessor Jan WaldenstrÖm has recently commented on analogies between medical diagnostic terminology and botanical taxonomy (1). With both plants and diseases, a "spectrum of characters" often is common to several different entities in "man-made" classifications; in this regard, he refers to rheumatic syndromes (so-called collagenosis) as a "critical genus" within which individual species are often difficult to differentiate.Professor Waldenström's thoughts are relevant to an article in this issue (2) concerning the coexistence of arthritis and systemic vasculitis in 18 patients seen at the Mayo Clinic over a 10-year period. Because synovitis and vasculitis are significant features of rheumatoid arthritis...References1. WALDENSTRÖM J. Monoclonal gammapathy—a difficult clinical problem [Editorial]. Acta Med Scand. 1983;214:257-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. LAKHANPALCONNLIE SDJ. Clinical and prognostic significance of vasculitis as an early manifestation of connective tissue disease syndromes. Ann Intern Med. 1984;101:743-8. LinkGoogle Scholar3. STEEREGRODZICKIKORNBLATT ARA. The spirochetal etiology of Lyme disease. N Engl J Med. 1983;308:733-40. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. SERGENTLOCKSHINCHRISTIANGOCKE JMCD. Vasculitis with hepatitis B antigenemia: long-term observation in nine patients. Medicine (Baltimore). 1976;55:1-18. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. MCCARTY D. Proceedings of a conference on pseudogout and pyrophosphate metabolism. Arthritis Rheum. 1975;19:275-85. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. FAUCIWOLFF AS. Wegener's granulomatosis: studies in eighteen patients and a review of the literature. Medicine (Baltimore). 1973;52:535-61. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. . Preliminary report of the 7th national survey of Kawasaki disease. Pediatr Jpn. 1983;24:53-8. Google Scholar8. SCOTTBACONELLIOTTTRIBEWALLINGTON DPPCT. Systemic vasculitis in a district general hospital 1972-1980: clinical and laboratory features, classification and prognosis of 80 cases. Q J Med. 1982;51:292-311. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. LANHAMELKONPUSEYHUGHES JKCG. Systemic vasculitis with asthma and eosinophilia: a clinical approach to the Churg-Strauss syndrome. Medicine (Baltimore). 1984;63:65-81. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. BALL J. Rheumatoid arthritis and polyarteritis nodosa. Ann Rheum Dis. 1954;13:277-90. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. SCHMIDCOOPERZIFFMCEWEN FNMC. Arteritis in rheumatoid arthritis. Am J Med. 1961;30:56-83. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. SERGENTCHRISTIAN JC. Necrotizing vasculitis after acute serous otitis media. Ann Intern Med. 1974;81:195-9. LinkGoogle Scholar13. SHARPIRWINTANGOULDHOLMAN GWERH. Mixed connective tissue disease-an apparently distinct rheumatic disease syndrome associated with a specific antibody to an extractable nuclear antigen (ENA). Am J Med. 1972;52:148-59. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: The Hospital for Special Surgery New York, New York PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byVasculitis: ¿hablamos de la misma cosa?Vasculitis 1 December 1984Volume 101, Issue 6Page: 862-863KeywordsArthritisCollagen diseasesRheumatoid arthritisVasculitis Issue Published: 1 December 1984 PDF downloadLoading ...