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What are the most commonly affected blood vessels in vasculitis?
What are the most commonly affected blood vessels in vasculitis?
- Large or medium-sized muscular arteries
- Small and large veins
- Veins and arteries
- Arterioles, capillaries, and venules (correct)
Which of the following is a common pathogenic mechanism of vasculitis?
Which of the following is a common pathogenic mechanism of vasculitis?
- Hormonal imbalance
- Metabolic abnormalities
- Genetic predisposition
- Direct vascular invasion by infectious pathogens (correct)
What are the main immunologic mechanisms underlying noninfectious vasculitis?
What are the main immunologic mechanisms underlying noninfectious vasculitis?
- Bacterial invasion, Viral invasion, Fungal invasion, Parasitic invasion
- Blood clot formation, Platelet aggregation, Hemoglobin production, Erythropoiesis
- Immune complex deposition, Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies, Anti-endothelial cell antibodies, Autoreactive T cells (correct)
- Vascular constriction, Vascular dilation, Vascular permeability, Vascular stiffness
Why is it critical to distinguish between infectious and immunologic mechanisms of vasculitis?
Why is it critical to distinguish between infectious and immunologic mechanisms of vasculitis?
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In which disorder is immune complex deposition implicated as a form of vasculitis?
In which disorder is immune complex deposition implicated as a form of vasculitis?
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