Vasculitis
The term vasculitis describes a diverse group of inflammatory disorders characterized by multiorgan system vascular involvement, systemic markers of disease (fever, malaise, weight loss, elevated white blood cell count and sedimentation rate), and…

Idiopathic Arteritis of Takayasu (“Pulseless Disease”)
Takayasu’s disease is a rare polyarteritis of unknown cause with a special predilection for the branches of the aortic arch. It results in…

Thromboangiitis Oblierans (Buerger’s Disease)
Buerger’s disease is an episodic and segmental inflammatory and thrombotic process of the peripheral arteries and veins. The cause is not known. It is seen most commonly in men…