vasculitis
noun
vas·cu·li·tis
ˌva-skyə-ˈlī-təs 
plural vasculitides
ˌva-skyə-ˈli-tə-ˌdēz
: inflammation of a blood or lymph vessel
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The cause of death on his official death certificate from the El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency, which was reviewed by ABC News, is listed as encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) and vasculitis (inflammation of blood vessels) in connection with the varicella-zoster virus.
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Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2024
Other health conditions that cause color changes in your fingers include Buerger's disease and vasculitis.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 28 July 2023
Although some symptoms of vasculitis last just days, others persist longer.
—Elliot Lewis, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2022
As more and more doctors know what vasculitis looks like and have better diagnostic tools, some people's vasculitis may be controlled better.
—Julia Métraux, Allure, 26 Aug. 2022
Since some types of vasculitis can progress quickly, early diagnosis is crucial to getting effective treatment.
—Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 9 Aug. 2022
Treatment depends on the type of vasculitis and the organs that are affected.
—Elliot Lewis, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2022
About 1 in 100 people with RA will have some kind of skin involvement as part of their disease.3 Skin involvement in RA indicates a severe form of the disease.4 This may advance into complications of the disease like rheumatoid nodules, Felty syndrome, livedo reticularis, and rheumatoid vasculitis.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 26 Apr. 2023
What is vasculitis?
—Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2022
Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2024
Other health conditions that cause color changes in your fingers include Buerger's disease and vasculitis.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 28 July 2023
Although some symptoms of vasculitis last just days, others persist longer.
—Elliot Lewis, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2022
As more and more doctors know what vasculitis looks like and have better diagnostic tools, some people's vasculitis may be controlled better.
—Julia Métraux, Allure, 26 Aug. 2022
Since some types of vasculitis can progress quickly, early diagnosis is crucial to getting effective treatment.
—Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 9 Aug. 2022
Treatment depends on the type of vasculitis and the organs that are affected.
—Elliot Lewis, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2022
About 1 in 100 people with RA will have some kind of skin involvement as part of their disease.3 Skin involvement in RA indicates a severe form of the disease.4 This may advance into complications of the disease like rheumatoid nodules, Felty syndrome, livedo reticularis, and rheumatoid vasculitis.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 26 Apr. 2023
What is vasculitis?
—Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2022
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vasculitis
noun
vas·cu·li·tis
ˌvas-kyə-ˈlīt-əs
plural vasculitides
-ˈlit-ə-ˌdēz
: inflammation of a blood or lymph vessel
called also angiitis
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