types of vasculitis
Vasculitis (plural: vasculitides) is a group of disorders that destroy blood vessels by inflammation. Both arteries and veins are affected. Lymphangitis is sometimes considered a type of vasculitis. Vasculitis is primarily caused by leukocyte migration and resultant damage. Although both occur in vasculitis, inflammation of veins (phlebitis) or arteries (arteritis) on their own are separate entities.
Kawasaki disease is a type of medium- and small-vessel vasculitis affecting the arteries of the heart (coronary arteries) in children. It is associated with a generalized febrile infection of the children, which can cause vasculitis of the heart in the convalescence period of the illness.
Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a form of vasculitis, which is an inflammation of the blood vessels. CSS is an autoimmune condition that affects the small blood vessels. CSS can cause asthma and increased eosinophils (a type of white blood cell). Churg-Strauss syndrome is also known as allergic granulomatosis.