Disease or Syndrome
vasculitis

vas·cu·li·tis [ vas-kyuh-lahy-tis ]
Subclass of:
Vascular Diseases
Also called:
Angiitis
Definitions related to vasculitis:
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An inflammatory process involving the wall of the vessels (large, medium, or small-sized vessels). The inflammatory process may cause necrosis or formation of granulomas in the vascular wall. It may be the result of an autoimmune disorder, infection, or malignancy. Representative examples include polyarteritis nodosa, temporal arteritis, Wegener granulomatosis, Kawasaki disease, Takayasu arteritis, and Henoch-Schonlein purpura.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Inflammation of a blood vessel.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Inflammation of any one of the blood vessels, including the ARTERIES; VEINS; and rest of the vasculature system in the body.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Inflammation of blood vessel.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Inflammation of blood vessels.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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Vasculitis is an inflammation of the blood vessels. It happens when the body's immune system attacks the blood vessel by mistake. It can happen because of an infection, a medicine, or another disease. The cause is often unknown. Vasculitis can affect arteries, veins and capillaries. Arteries are vessels that carry blood from the heart to the body's organs. Veins are the vessels that carry blood back to the heart. Capillaries are tiny blood vessels that connect the small arteries and veins. When a blood vessel becomes inflamed, it can Narrow, making it more difficult for blood to get through; Close off completely so that blood can't get through; Stretch and weaken so much that it bulges. The bulge is called an aneurysm. If it bursts, it can cause dangerous bleeding inside the body. Symptoms of vasculitis can vary, but usually include fever, swelling and a general sense of feeling ill. The main goal of treatment is to stop the inflammation. Steroids and other medicines to stop inflammation are often helpful. NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteMedlinePlusU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A disorder characterized by inflammation involving the wall of a vessel.Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsU.S. National Institutes of Health, 2021
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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. Clinical manifestations of specific vasculitic disorders are diverse and depend on the size and location of the involved vessels, the extent of...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Vasculitis is inflammation of your blood vessels. It causes changes in the blood vessel walls, including thickening, weakening, narrowing or scarring. These changes can restrict blood flow, resulting in organ and tissue damage.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Vasculitis represents a clinically heterogenous group of diseases of multifactorial etiology characterized by inflammation of either large-sized vessels (large-vessel vasculitis, e.g. Giant- cell arteritis and Takayasu arteritis; see these terms), medium-sized vessels (medium-vessel vasculitis e.g. polyarteritis nodosa and Kawasaki...National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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