Vasculitis is inflammation of the blood vessels — the tubes that carry blood throughout your body. Inflammation happens when your immune system attacks healthy tissue by mistake. When blood vessels ...

Leukocytoclastic vasculitis (LCV) is an inflammation in small blood vessels that leads to tissue destruction. It can affect the skin, heart, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, and other organs. Possible ...

Vasculitis is an autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation of the blood vessels. It can affect arteries, veins, and capillaries. This condition causes blood vessel walls to swell, which restricts ...

Skin manifestations are common in small- and medium-vessel autoimmune vasculitis, and clinical risk factors might help in sorting out who has severe systemic disease for some subtypes, studies showed.

Actor Ashton Kutcher’s rare autoimmune condition, vasculitis, is a disorder characterized by inflammation of the blood vessels that can be life-threatening. Experts say it’s notoriously hard to ...

Leukocytoclastic vasculitis (LCV) describes small blood vessel inflammation. It’s also known as hypersensitivity vasculitis and hypersensitivity angiitis. LCV may be caused by many other conditions or ...

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