vasculitis

IPA: vˈæskjʌɫˈɪtɪs

noun

  • (pathology) A group of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels.
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Examples of "vasculitis" in Sentences

  • Bullous small vessel vasculitis.
  • Medium and large vessel vasculitis.
  • All feature a small vessel vasculitis.
  • Vasculitis secondary to viral infection.
  • There are many ways to classify vasculitis.
  • This is the most common vasculitis in children.
  • Vasculitis is an inflammation of the blood vessels.
  • Lymphangitis is sometimes considered a type of vasculitis.
  • It is associated with conditions such as immune vasculitis e.g.
  • Vasculitis is primarily due to leukocyte migration and resultant damage.
  • 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.

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