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Autoimmune & RheumaticSevere
Vasculitis
Rheumatology · Autoimmune & Rheumatic
Severe
Severity
Rare — collectively affects fewer than 100 per 100,000 people
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Rheumatology
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Often caused by an abnormal immune response in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks blood vessel walls
- 2sometimes triggered by infections
- 3certain medications
- 4or other autoimmune diseases like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. In some cases the exact cause remains unknown
- 5and genetic factors may increase susceptibility.
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