Other types of vasculitis

Othertypes of vasculitis include:

• Behet's disease typicallycauses mouth ulcers and genital ulcers, and is more common in people from Greece, Turkey, the Middle East, China and Japan
• Buerger's disease affects blood vessels in the legs and arms, leading to reduced blood flow to the hands and feet; it's closely linked to smoking
• Cogan's syndrome inflammation of the blood vessels in the inner ears and eyes
• cryoglobulin-associated vasculitis associated with proteins in the blood called cryoglobulins and can occur after a hepatitis C infection; it causesa rash on the lower limbs, joint pain , nerve damage, tummy (abdominal) pain and kidneyproblems
• hypersensitivity vasculitis usually caused by a reaction to a medication, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or certain antibiotics , and results in a temporary rash
• primary angiitis of the central nervous system inflammation of the blood vessels in the brain
• rheumatoid vasculitis vasculitis associated with rheumatoid arthritis

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