Arteritis

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Arteritis
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 I77.6, M31.
ICD-9 446
DiseasesDB 13750
MedlinePlus 000448
eMedicine med/2241 
MeSH D001167

Arteritis (not to be confused with arthritis) is inflammation of the walls of arteries, usually as a result of infection or auto-immune response.

[edit] Types

  • Polyarteritis nodosa affects the medium-sized arteries, especially those of renal, coronary, hepatic and skeletal muscle systems.

Arteritis may be partially caused by the fungal pathogen Candida albicans.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Nagi-Miura, N.; et al. Lethal and severe coronary arteritis in DBA/2 mice induced by fungal pathogen, CAWS, Candida albicans water-soluble fraction. Atherosclerosis. In Press, Corrected Proof [No Journal Placement Yet]. Available online (12 September 2005). PMID 16157343.