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Types of vasculitis

Types of vasculitis
Type of vasculitis Affected body part(s) People often affected Symptoms can include
Takayasu arteritis Aorta (the main artery that gets blood from the heart) Women between 10 and 40. Not common in the United States. Pain and weakness in arms or legs, belly pain after eating
Giant cell arteritis Aorta, arteries on face and head Older people and people with a condition called "polymyalgia rheumatica" Headache, pain in the jaw, trouble seeing clearly or seeing from 1 eye
Polyarteritis nodosa Kidneys, skin, other body parts People with lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, hepatitis B or C, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus, the virus that causes AIDS), or a cancer called "hairy cell leukemia" Tiredness, weight loss, fever, red bumps or purple bumps on skin, numbness or tingling in hands or feet, belly pain
Kawasaki disease Heart, other body parts Children under 5 years old Fever, swelling, and redness in areas with inflammation
Primary central nervous system vasculitis Brain and spinal cord Middle-aged adults Headache, confusion, stroke
Churg-Strauss vasculitis Lungs, nose and sinuses, skin, other body parts People with asthma Asthma, allergies, sores on the skin
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's) Nose, sinuses, lungs, kidneys Older adults Fever, joint pain, weight loss, runny or "crusty" nose, ear infections, cough, brown or dark urine
Henoch-Schönlein purpura Skin, kidneys Children between age 3 and 15, but can affect adults Belly and joint pain, skin rash, brown or dark urine
Cryoglobulinemia Blood People infected with hepatitis C Red or purple skin bumps, tiredness, joint and muscle pain, swollen glands
Hypersensitivity vasculitis Skin People taking medicines that cause a reaction Red or purple skin bumps or other rash
Behçet's disease Mouth, skin, genitals, eyes, other body parts Adults age 20 to 40 Sores in mouth or on skin or genitals, eye problems, joint pain and swelling
Vasculitis is inflammation in the blood vessels. There are many different types that affect different parts of the body. Some types are more serious than others.
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