Vasculitic processes encountered in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients
I Infective |
Cytomegalovirus, herpes zoster virus, toxoplasma, pneumocystis, salmonella, tuberculosis, direct HIV infection |
II Necrotising systemic |
Polyarteritis nodosa-like, non-specific necrotising |
III Hypersensitivity |
Leucocytoclastic, eosinophilic, Churg-Strauss, Henoch-Schonlein, Behcet's, drug induced, cryoglobulinaemia, relapsing polychondritis, erythema nodosum, erythema elevatum diutinum |
IV Angiocentric immunoproliferative lesions |
Benign lymphocytic angiitis, lymphomatoid granulomatosis, angiocentric lymphoma |
V Primary angiitis of the central nervous system |
VI Large vessel vasculopathy |
Related to infection or leucocytoclastic vasculitis of vasa vasora |
VII Miscellaneous |
Non-specific vasculitides not fitting into the above categories |