Secondary vasculitis is not currently curable. Secondary vasculitis is vasculitis secondary to another diagnosed disease, such as infection, diffuse connective tissue disease, etc.
1.Infection:
For example, polyarteritis nodosa is associated with hepatitis B virus infection; human immunodeficiency virus and cytomegalovirus infections can also present with vasculitis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections are associated with large vessel vasculitis.
The clinical prognosis of polyarteritis nodosa is related to the presence or absence of visceral and central nervous system involvement and the severity of the lesions. Hepatitis B-associated vasculitis, treated with antiviral therapy, has a favorable prognosis with fewer recurrences, whereas untreated patients have a poorer prognosis with a 5-year survival rate of <15%.
2. Diffuse connective tissue disease: such as rheumatoid arthritis-related vasculitides, the likelihood of occurrence is small, in which rheumatoid arthritis can not be cured, secondary vasculitides may not be curable, in most cases can be used to control the condition of the disease, and no longer lead to the progress of its direction of seriousness can be.
Patients suffering from secondary vasculitis are advised to go to the hospital immediately to clarify the cause of the disease, and under the guidance of a specialist, treatment can be carried out.