Vasculitis

Vasculitis be a group of disorders wey dey destroy blood vessels by inflammation. Both arteries den veins be affected. Dem sam times dey consider lymphangitis (inflammation of lymphatic vessels) a type of vasculitis. Vasculitis be primarily caused by leukocyte migration den resultant damage. Although both dey occur insyd vasculitides, inflammation of veins (phlebitis) anaa arteries (arteritis) on dema own be separate entities.

 Classification 
Dem dey distinguish primary systemic, secondary, den single-organ vasculitides dey use de highest classification level insyd de 2012 Chapel Hill Consensus Conference nomenclature.

 Primary systemic vasculitis 

 Large vessel vasculitis 

 Medium vessel vasculitis 

 Small vessel vasculitis 

 Variable vessel vasculitis 

 Secondary vasculitis 

 Single-organ vasculitis 

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Category:Rheumatology
Category:Inflammations
Category:Vascular-related cutaneous conditions
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