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 ...

Mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept) was as effective as cyclophosphamide for remission induction in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis, Japanese researchers reported. In a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Clinicians who treat vasculitides are accustomed to uncertainty. Vasculitis, in its many forms, presents a ...

When vasculitis affects the skin, it can cause red or purple spots to develop. It may also cause ulcers or blisters. A vasculitis rash can become painful or itchy. Vasculitis is an inflammation and ...

People with vasculitis may need at least three or four vaccinations for COVID-19 before they start to show an immune response against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ...

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 ...

Investigators from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases have reported data on a series of 3 patients with perinatal-onset of neutrophilic cutaneous small vessel vasculitis and ...

Vasculitis is a common complication of active lupus that affects your blood vessels. Symptoms depend on which blood vessels are involved and can range from skin issues and headaches to seizures and ...