Vasculitis is a pathology that occurs when the body's immune system attacks the blood vessels due to confusion, which will cause said vessels to become inflamed, generally this usually occurs when there is an infection, as a result of the ingestion of some drug or due to associated pathologies or alterations. This can cause pain in the affected area and the situation can be complicated if the affected vessel is of vital importance.
The possible causes of why vasculitis occurs are not yet clear, however there are those who assure that it is an autoimmune type pathology (when the immune system attacks the body itself), it is also believed that the reactions against certain types of drugs is the reason for certain types of vasculitis, hereditary factors could be another of the factors influencing its appearance.
There are 11 types of vasculitis in total, classified by the region where they occur and their size, in addition to the results of the biopsies.
- Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN).
- Microscopic polyarteritis (PAM).
- Churg Strauss's Allergic and Granulomatous Vasculitis.
- Hypersensitivity vasculitis.
- Wegener's granulomatosis.
- Giant cell arteritis, temporal arteritis, or Horton's disease.
- Takayasu arteritis.
- Buerger's disease.
- Behçet's disease.
- Kawasaki disease.
- Primary vasculitis of the central nervous system.
The symptoms of vasculitis can vary depending on the type and through them exhaustive examinations are carried out where finally the vasculitis can be diagnosed, however there are general symptoms that are common in all types, such as fever, constant fatigue, loss of body mass and nausea.
Treatment for vasculitis can be variable depending on the type of vasculitis, however there are treatments that are common in these cases, such as the administration of drugs such as anti-inflammatories that do not include steroids, corticosteroids, immunosuppressants and cytotoxic drugs in their dosage., doctors recommend that before self-medicating with any of these drugs the patient go to a specialist and that he be the one to do it.
