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VASCULITIS / What Wings has..........
« on: Aug 18th, 2004, 12:32pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
I've found this site and it answers any question we may have on this desease.
 
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/vasculitis.html
 
What is Vasculitis including Temporal Arteritis?
Vasculitis is an inflammation of the blood vessel system, which includes the veins, arteries, and capillaries. Vasculitis may affect blood vessels of any type, size, or location, and therefore can cause dysfunction in any organ system, including the central and peripheral nervous systems. The symptoms of vasculitis depend on which blood vessels are involved and what organs in the body are affected. The disorder may occur alone or with other disorders such as temporal arteritis. Temporal arteritis (also called cranial or giant cell arteritis) is an inflammation of the temporal artery (which runs over the temple, beside the eye). Symptoms of this disorder may include stiffness, muscle pain, fever, severe headaches, pain when chewing, and tenderness in the temple area. Other symptoms may include anemia, fatigue, weight loss, shaking, vision loss, and sweats.
Is there any treatment?
Treatment for vasculitis depends on the severity of the disorder and the individual's general health. Treatment may include cortisone or cytotoxic drugs. Other treatments may include plasmapheresis (the removal and reinfusion of blood plasma), intravenous gammaglobulin, and cyclosporin. Some cases of vasculitis may not require treatment. Treatment for temporal arteritis and its associated symptoms generally includes corticosteroid therapy. Early detection of temporal arteritis and immediate treatment are essential to prevent vision loss.
 
What is the prognosis?
The prognosis for individuals with vasculitis varies depending on the severity of the disorder. Mild cases of vasculitis are generally not life-threatening, while severe cases (INVOLVING MAJOR ORGAN SYSTEMS)  
may be permanently disabling or fatal. The prognosis for individuals with temporal arteritis is generally good. With treatment, most individuals achieve complete remission, however vision loss may be irreversible.
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....and another,  
http://www.clevelandclinic.org/arthritis/treat/facts/vasculitis.htm
 
 What You Need to Know About Vasculitis?  
  
What is vasculitis?  
Vasculitis is a general term that refers to the inflammation of blood vessels. When blood vessels become inflamed, they can only react in limited ways. They may become weakened, stretch and increase in size, or become narrow – even to the point of closing off entirely.  
 
What are the causes of vasculitis?
In many cases, the causes of vasculitis are not known. However, in a few cases, the cause may be traced to recent or ongoing infections, like those due to viruses such as hepatitis. Occasionally, an allergic reaction to a medicine may trigger vasculitis.  
 
Vasculitis can sometimes develop after an infection has come and gone. Usually in these cases, the infection caused an abnormal response in the person’s immune system, damaging the blood vessels.  
 
Vasculitis may also be related to other diseases of the immune system that the patient had for months or years. For example, vasculitis could be a complication of rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus or Sjögren’s syndrome.  
 
 Segments of blood vessels can weaken and stretch resulting in an aneurysm. They can also become inflamed and narrowed, resulting in restricted blood flow. Lastly, blood vessels can become completely blocked (called an occlusion).  
 
  What are the consequences of vasculitis?
In an extreme situation, when a segment of a blood vessel becomes weakened, it may then stretch and bulge (called an “aneurysm”). The wall of the blood vessel can become so weak that it ruptures and bleeds. Fortunately, this is a very rare event.  
 
If a blood vessel becomes inflamed and narrowed, blood supply to that area may be partially or completely eliminated. If collateral blood vessels (thought of as alternate routes of blood supply) are not available in sufficient quantity to carry the blood to such sites, the tissue supplied by the affected blood vessels will die. This is called infarction.  
 
Because vasculitis can occur in any part of the body, any tissue or organ can be at risk.  
 
Who is affected by vasculitis?
Vasculitis can affect people of all ages from childhood to adulthood. There are some types of vasculitis that occur in certain age groups more than others.  
 
Types of Vasculities  
 
  
What are the types of vasculitis?
There are many types of vasculitis. Some forms may be restricted in their location to certain organs (these are called isolated forms of vasculitis).  
 
Examples include vasculitis that only occurs either in the skin, eye, brain or certain internal organs.  
 
There are also systemic (or generalized) types of vasculitis. Generalized vasculitis may affect many organ systems at the same time. However, the types of vasculitis that are generalized also differ a great deal among each other. Some of the generalized forms may be quite mild and may not require therapy. Other forms may be severe, affecting critical organs and, if left untreated, may lead to death within days or months.  
 
What are the symptoms of vasculitis?
Because any organ system may be involved, an enormous number of symptoms are possible. If the skin is involved, there may be a rash. If nerves suffer loss of blood supply, there may initially be an abnormal sensation followed by a loss of sensation. Vasculitis in the brain may cause a stroke, or in the heart may result in a heart attack. Inflammation in the kidney may result in abnormalities noted on urinalysis and can lead to progressive kidney failure.  
 
 
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