Establishment of a vasculitis registry in Poland

 
Vasculitides are a heterogeneous group of diseases with unknown etiology and the clinical spectrum ranging from life-threatening systemic involvement to a minor isolated skin changes. An article published in Polish Archives of Internal Medicine has described the setting up of a vasculitis registry in Poland by the II Department of Internal Medicine of the Jagiellonian University Medical College who have been involved in research and management of vasculitis for several years. They have established a local vasculitis study group, called Krakow Vasculitis Study Group (KRAKVAS) whose major tasks is to set up a large vasculitis database for clinical and research. The authors believe that this local online electronic vasculitis database for data storage and analysis will help in better diagnosis and treatment of various vasculitic syndromes. Their future goal is to establish a platform for cooperation with other centers at the national level leading to the development of the national vasculitis registry.
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