Arteritis

Arteritis

DiseaseDisorder infobox
Name = Arteritis
ICD10 = ICD10|I|77|6|i|70, ICD10|M|31| |m|30
ICD9 = ICD9|447.6 |

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Arteritis (not to be confused with arthritis) is inflammation of the walls of arteries, [DorlandsDict|one/000008435|Arteritis] usually as a result of infection or auto-immune response.

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. [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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