treatment

Last reviewed 01/2018

In general the treatment for vasculitis may be classified according to the size of the vessels affected:

• large vessel vasculitis:
• steroids

• medium vessel vasculitis:
• steriods
• cytotoxic agent e.g. cyclophosphamide

• small vessel vasculitis:

• ANCA-associated:
• crescentic glomerulonephritis:
• pulsed steroids
• cytotoxic agent
• plasma exchange if dialysis dependent
• other ANCA vasculitides:
• steroids
• cytotoxic agent

• anti-glomerular basement membrane disease:
• steroids
• cytotoxic agent
• plasma exchange

• immune complex disease:
• treatment depends on the cause