vasculitis

IPA: vˈæskjʌɫˈɪtɪs

(pathology) A group of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels.

Examples of "vasculitis" in Sentences

Those with a history of iodine sensitivity, dermatitis herpetiformis or vasculitis should not take KI.
Richard had vasculitis a couple of years ago but the presentation was very different – small red spots.
Kawasaki disease is a full-body vasculitis, meaning that blood vessels all over the body become inflamed.
Aortic aneurysms also can occur as a result of diseases that inflame the blood vessels, such as vasculitis (vas-kyu-LI-tis).
Basically, the doctor there believes Richard has vasculitis, which has been brought on by an allergen or an illness (he has not been sick).
"Rituximab is licensed to treat rheumatoid arthritis, but doctors also use it to treat vasculitis, which is a disease affecting the blood vessels.
Biopsy of these lesions reveal inflammation of the small vessels, termed leukocytoclastic vasculitis, which is most prominent in postcapillary venules.
At first, given her vision problems, doctors diagnosed her with MS. They did a brain biopsy and found, however, that Kayla had central-nervous-system vasculitis, an autoimmune disease of the blood vessels of the brain.