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Nursing Practice 2019 & Neonatology 2019
December 09-10, 2019
Nursing and Nursing Practice Neonatology and Perinatology
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Global Experts Meeting on
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World Congress on
ISSN: 2632-251X | Volume 3
Journal of Nursing Research and Practice
J Nurs Res Pract, Volume 3
Vasculitis in Children
Yasser Mohamed
Al Zahra Hospital, Dubai
Vasculitis is an important diagnostic consideration in the child with prolonged fever, unexplained pains, new neurologic
findings, or other persistent and troubling signs of inflammation. As long as the etiology of vasculitis remains unknown,
reliance upon imperfect diagnostic criteria is likely to remain the state of the art. Nonetheless, anti-inflammatory and
immunosuppressive therapy is highly effective in speeding resolution of systemic inflammation and reducing long-term
complications. The care, experience, and acumen of the treating physician thus remain the gold standard for diagnosing
and treating pediatric vasculitides. In all cases this begins with a high level of suspicion in the primary care physician.