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Vasculitis, an inflammation of blood vessels, can be idiopathic or secondary to other conditions. Infections may also mimic idiopathic vasculitis, and the differential diagnosis is of paramount importance for the practicing physician. Vasculitides are not rare diseases. In fact, some vasculitides, such as giant cell arteritis, cutaneous vasculitis, and ANCA-associated vasculitis are relatively common in everyday practice. Vasculitis may rapidly lead to organ failure, and put patient's life in danger | UPDATES IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF VASCULITIS Edited by Lazaros I. Sakkas and Christina Katsiari Updates in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Vasculitis http 46068 Edited by Lazaros I. Sakkas and Christina Katsiari Contributors Reem Mohammed Lazaros Sakkas Cheryl Barnabe Aurore Fifi-Mah Mohamed Abdgawad Panagiota Boura Konstantinos Tselios loannis Gkougkourellas Alexandros Sarantopoulos Norbert Lukan Mislav Radic Josipa Radic Dragos Catalin Jianu Silviana Nina Jianu Shaun Summers Choucair Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9 51000 Rijeka Croatia Copyright 2013 InTech All chapters are Open Access distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution license which allows users to download copy and build upon published articles even for commercial purposes as long as the author and publisher are properly credited which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. After this work has been published by InTech authors have the right to republish it in whole or part in any publication of which they are the author and to make other personal use of the work. Any republication referencing or personal use of the work must explicitly identify the original source. Notice Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published chapters. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials instructions methods or ideas contained in the book. Publishing Process Manager Danijela Duric Technical Editor InTech DTP team Cover InTech Design team First published February 2013 Printed in Croatia A free online edition of this book is available at Additional hard copies can be obtained from orders@ Updates in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Vasculitis Edited by