<p>This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.</p> <p>The best therapeutic strategy in virus-induced vasculitides should take
            into account the etiology of the disease and be adapted to the pathogenesis. The
            combination of antiviral treatments and plasma exchanges has been proven
            effective in polyarteritis nodosa (PAN). In human immunodeficiency virus
            (HIV)-related vasculitis this strategy is also effective and does not jeopardize, like
            cytotoxic agents, the outcome of AIDS. In vasculitis related to HCV-associated
            cryoglobulinemia, plasma exchanges improve the outcome but the poor
            effectiveness of antiviral drugs is not able to favor,
            usually, a definite recovery of the patients and relapses are frequent.</p>
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Clin Dev Immunol. 2004 Sep-Dec; 11(3-4):227-231