Recent Understanding on Diagnosis and Management of Central Nervous System Vasculitis in Children

Table 1

Causes of secondary central nervous system vasculitis in children [1].

Infections	Viral: varicella, HIV, hepatitis C
	Bacterial: Lyme disease, tuberculosis
	Fungal
	Parasitic
Systemic vasculitis	Kawasaki disease
	Henoch-Schönlein purpura
	Polyarteritis nodosa
	Wegener granulomatosis
	Microscopic polyarteritis nodosa
	Takayasu arteritis
Systemic connective tissue diseases	Systemic lupus erythematosus
	Dermatomyositis
	Sjogren syndrome
Inflammatory bowel diseases
Sarcoidosis
Vascular injury	Dissection
	Radiation
Drugs	Amphetamines
	Contraceptives
Neoplasms
Graft versus host diseases