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There is a growing understanding of the different syndromes that have a definite, and in some cases a possible, association with viral infections. Hepatitis C virus-associated mixed cryoglobulinemias and hepatitis B virus-associated polyarteritis nodosa are examples of a vasculitis with a definite viral association. However, various types of cutaneous vasculitis are examples of a vasculitis with only a possible association with a viral infection.
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Sharlala, H., Adebajo, A. Virus-induced vasculitis. Curr Rheumatol Rep 10, 449–452 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11926-008-0073-y
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