<unk>  is a form of vasculitis that affects the lungs, kidneys and other organs. Due to its end-organ damage, it can be a serious disease that requires long-term immune suppression. It is named after Dr. Friedrich<unk>  who described the disease in 1936.<unk>  is part of a larger group of vasculitic syndromes, all of which feature the presence of an abnormal type of circulating antibody termed ANCAs (antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies) and affect small and medium-size blood vessels. Apart from<unk> s, this category includes Churg-Strauss syndrome and microscopic polyangiitis. Although<unk>  affects small and medium-sized vessels, it is formally classified as one of the small vessel vasculitides in the Chapel Hill system.
Wegeners granulomatosis
DRESS syndrome
Behcet's syndrome
Behçet's disease
Lymphomatoid granulomatosis
Arthritis-dermatitis syndrome
Golfer's vasculitis
Churg-Strauss syndrome