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Complications
By Mayo Clinic staffComplications of vasculitis depend on the type of vasculitis you have. In general, complications that can occur include:
- Organ damage. Some types of vasculitis can be severe, causing damage to major organs.
- Recurring episodes of vasculitis. Even when treatment for vasculitis is initially successful, the condition may recur and require further treatment. In other cases, vasculitis may never completely go away and requires ongoing treatment.
References
- What is vasculitis? National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/vas/vas_all.html. Accessed Aug. 26, 2009.
- Khasnis A, et al. Update on vasculitis. Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology. 2009;123:1226.
- Stone JH. The classification and epidemiology of systemic vasculitis. In: Firestein GS, et al. Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier; 2008. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/156758625-2/0/1807/0.html. Accessed Aug. 26, 2009.
- Vasculitis. American College of Rheumatology. http://www.rheumatology.org/public/factsheets/diseases_and_conditions/vasculitis.asp. Accessed Aug. 26, 2009.
- Questions to ask your doctor. Vasculitis Foundation. http://www.vasculitisfoundation.org/vasculitisquestionstoaskyourdoctor. Accessed Aug. 26, 2009.
- Chang-Miller A (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale/Phoenix, Ariz. Sept. 2, 2009.
- Lee RW, et al. Novel therapies for anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis. Drugs. 2008;68:747.
- Search of mycophenolate and vasculitis. ClinicalTrials.gov. http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?term=mycophenolate+and+vasculitis. Accessed Sept. 4, 2009.
