We are a group of rheumatologists who share an interest in the study of Systemic Vasculitis.

 

Objectives
 

• Stimulate research projects on systemic vasculitis in Latin America.
• Promote epidemiological studies to assess the incidence and prevalence of different forms of systemic vasculitis in Latin American countries.
• Evaluate possible differences in disease phenotypes (clinical manifestations and laboratory markers) among different countries in the region.
• Identify predictors of damage and mortality in systemic vasculitis patients in Latin America.
• Compare treatment recommendations for the management of systemic vasculitis in different Latin American countries.
• Encourage the dissemination of knowledge about systemic vasculitis among rheumatologists and clinicians in Latin America.
   

Publications
 

• Pan American League of Associations for Rheumatology Guidelines for the Treatment of Takayasu Arteritis (2023)
• Pan American League of Associations for Rheumatology Guidelines for the Treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis (2023)
• Pan American League of Associations for Rheumatology Guidelines for the Treatment of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis (2022)
• Different epidemiologic profiles of systemic vasculitis between Brazil and Peru — preliminary results in two referral centers from both countries (2022)

 

Academic Activities
 

• Seminars: PANLAR Webinar on Vasculitis ANCA (2020)
• Presentations: Corticosteroids and Systemic Vasculitis: how much, how long? (PANLAR 2025)
• Presentations: Difficult-to-treat Vasculitis, clinical cases (PANLAR 2025)