A 61-year-old Caucasian man with massive necrosis of the toes was admitted to the angiology department. At the onset of the disease, Raynaud phenomenon and mild skin lesions were observed (petechiae ...

Vasculitis is inflammation of the blood vessels — the tubes that carry blood throughout your body. Inflammation happens when your immune system attacks healthy tissue by mistake. When blood vessels ...

The vasculitides are a clinically diverse group of diseases with the histopathological signature of blood vessel-centred inflammation that results in vascular damage and ischaemic injury to the ...

Actor Ashton Kutcher’s rare autoimmune condition, vasculitis, is a disorder characterized by inflammation of the blood vessels that can be life-threatening. Experts say it’s notoriously hard to ...

When vasculitis affects the skin, it can cause red or purple spots to develop. It may also cause ulcers or blisters. A vasculitis rash can become painful or itchy. Vasculitis is an inflammation and ...

Urticarial vasculitis is an autoimmune condition that causes itchy or painful hives. Some people may also develop inflammation in other organs, such as the kidneys or lungs. Vasculitis is a group of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults with Sjögren’s disease and cutaneous vasculitis are more likely to develop non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The ...

The addition of glucocorticoids to interferon alfa therapy did not significantly increase the percentage of patients with a treatment response, 39 although low-to-intermediate doses of glucocorticoids ...

Leukocytoclastic vasculitis (LCV) describes small blood vessel inflammation. It’s also known as hypersensitivity vasculitis and hypersensitivity angiitis. LCV may be caused by many other conditions or ...