Vasculitis
Vasculitis
Damage and disease activity tools for systemic vasculitis.
For clinicians only. This tool is for healthcare professionals and clinical education only. It does not diagnose, replace clinical judgement, or replace specialist assessment. Any decisions about a patient must be based on full clinical assessment, investigations where appropriate, and current clinical guidelines.
Damage index
VDI: Vasculitis Damage Index
64 binary items in 11 systems recording cumulative damage since vasculitis onset, present for at least 3 months. Total 0 to 64.
Disease activity score
BVAS: Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score
56 items in 9 systems scored None, Persistent or New/Worse, with separate Persistent (0 to 33) and New/Worse (0 to 63) scores.