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If destroying
the joints and having rheumatoid nodules all over isn't enough, how about
a generalized vasculitis?
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Rheumatoid vasculitis is a potentially
catastrophic complication of RA.
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Generally seen in people with
advanced disease and/or
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People with high
RF levels.
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IgM and IgG immune complexes
stick to the walls of small and medium sized arteries.
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Complement fixation and immune
mediators initiate an acute leukocytoclastic
vasculitis.
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Multiple organ involvement.
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Vasa nevorum and digital arteries
especially.
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Multiple organ infarctions.
How bad
can the joint disease get?
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