Arteritis
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Arteritis Classification and external resources |
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ICD-10 | I77.6, M31. |
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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
- Temporal arteritis, also called giant cell arteritis, is specifically arteritis of the vessels supplying the head, eyes and optic nerves, particularly the temporal artery.
- Takayasu's arteritis affects the aorta and its branches.
- 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
- ^ 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.
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