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. 2021 Feb 25;64(2):125–139. doi: 10.1002/mus.27201

TABLE 4.

Nerve biopsy findings supportive for vasculitic neuropathy

Predominantly axonal changes
Perivascular inflammation
Vascular deposition of complement, IgM, or fibrinogen demonstrated by direct immunofluorescence
Hemosiderin deposits
Asymmetric or multifocal nerve fiber loss or degeneration
Prominent active axonal degeneration
Perineurial thickening or degeneration
Injury neuroma
Neovascularization

Source: Adapted from references 5 and 27.