Some specificities on vasculitis

Authors

  • Lilia Esperanza Chércoles Cazate Hospital Provincial Docente Clinicoquirúrgico “Saturnino Lora Torres”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba
  • Juana Adela Fong Estrada Hospital Provincial Docente “Dr. Ambrosio Grillo Portuondo”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba

Keywords:

vasculitis, inflammation, blood vessels, secondary health care.

Abstract

Vasculitis are presented in a heterogeneous group of relatively frequent clinical varieties. They are characterized by inflammation of the blood vessels, with ischemia and necrosis emergence, as well as damage of the big, medium and small vessels and, therefore, of organs or systems. Taking into account their importance and frequency in the different specialties, an exhaustive literature review was carried out where some aspects of interest related to the topic are detailed.

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Author Biographies

Lilia Esperanza Chércoles Cazate, Hospital Provincial Docente Clinicoquirúrgico “Saturnino Lora Torres”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba

Departamento de Cirugia. Servicio de Angiologia y Cirugia Vascular.

Especialista de 2do grado en Angiologia y C.V.

Profesora Auxiliar y Consultante.

MSc. Longevidad Satisfactoria. Investigador Agregado

 

Juana Adela Fong Estrada, Hospital Provincial Docente “Dr. Ambrosio Grillo Portuondo”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba

Especialista de 1er grado en Medicina Interna.

Especialista de 2do grado en Gerontologia y Geriatria.

Profesora Auxiliar y Consultante.

Investigador Auxiliar

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Published

2016-11-07

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Chércoles Cazate LE, Fong Estrada JA. Some specificities on vasculitis. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2016 Nov. 7 [cited 2025 Jul. 30];20(11). Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/908

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