Vasculitis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Vasculitis involves inflammation of the blood vessels. The inflammation can cause the walls of the blood vessels to thicken, which reduces the width of the passageway through the vessel. If blood flow is restricted, it can result in organ and tissue damage.
Vasculitis: Symptoms, Types & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
2023年8月17日 · Vasculitis is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in your blood vessels. The swelling makes it hard for blood to flow through your affected vessels, which can cause organ and tissue damage. Most people can manage their symptoms with medication.
Vasculitis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments - WebMD
2023年10月17日 · Vasculitis is a general term for inflammation in your blood vessels. Learn more about the causes, complications, symptoms, types, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of vasculitis.
Vasculitis - Wikipedia
Vasculitis is a group of disorders that destroy blood vessels by inflammation. [2] Both arteries and veins are affected. Lymphangitis (inflammation of lymphatic vessels) is sometimes considered a type of vasculitis. [3] Vasculitis is primarily caused by leukocyte migration and resultant damage.
Vasculitis - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
For vasculitis, some basic questions to ask include: What type of vasculitis do I have? What's causing my vasculitis? Will I need more tests? Is my vasculitis acute or chronic? Will my vasculitis go away on its own? Is my vasculitis serious? Has any part of my body been seriously damaged by vasculitis? Can my vasculitis be cured?
Symptoms of Vasculitis - Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center
The term “vasculitis” refers to a group of inflammatory diseases that cause inflammation centered in the wall of blood vessels. This vascular inflammation ultimately leads to damage and dysfunction of the organs that contain the affected vessels.
What Is Vasculitis? - NHLBI, NIH
2023年5月22日 · Vasculitis describes a group of rare conditions, also called angiitis, that damage blood vessels by causing inflammation , or swelling. Vasculitis can affect any size and type of blood vessel (arteries and veins), anywhere in the body. Vasculitis is called primary when the cause cannot be identified. It is called secondary when something else ...
Overview of Vasculitis - Overview of Vasculitis - Merck Manual ...
Vasculitis is inflammation of blood vessels, often with ischemia, necrosis, and organ inflammation. Vasculitis can affect any blood vessel—arteries, arterioles, veins, venules, or capillaries.
Vasculitis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年8月8日 · Vasculitis is a heterogeneous group of pathologies characterized by inflammation of vessels. They share common links of clinical, laboratory, and pathophysiologic features. The clinical and pathological features are variable and depend on …
Vasculitis: Causes and Treating Painful Rash Symptoms - Verywell …
2023年12月21日 · Vasculitis is a medical condition involving swollen or inflamed blood vessels that can affect different parts of the body. It can be caused by viruses such as hepatitis B or C, other infections, side effects of medications, cancer, or autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).