The third phase is vasculitis, usually involving the skin, lungs, nerves, kidneys, and other organs. There is frequent devastation of the nerves, called mononeuritis multiplex, which causes severe ...

Nellie Zygiel of Fairhaven has battled illness much of her life. Diagnosed with a rare disease, her life has been saved thanks to a neighbor.

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Renal artery stenosis is the narrowing of one or both blood vessels to the kidneys. The renal arteries bring blood from the heart to the kidneys to help filter ...

Medscape Medical News, October 08, 2024 Frailty Outweighs Age in Predicting ANCA Vasculitis Outcomes Frailty emerged as an independent risk factor for severe infection and end-stage renal disease ...

Shaina McCoy is in end-stage kidney failure and needs a transplant due to IgA Vasculitis. She has teamed up with the End the Wait Foundation for a fundraising and informational event being held in ...

These can affect organs like kidneys, leading to conditions such ... Multiple Sclerosis, Vasculitis, etc. Salient characteristics of autoimmune diseases are as follows: Autoimmune diseases are ...

Alaska Native and American Indian adults have a high prevalence of AAV, with distinct clinical characteristics and treatment patterns observed.

She has faced other health challenges over her young life. Vasculitis can affect the kidneys, lungs and brain. Zygiel is a student at UMass Amherst, where she has become involved with a student ...

"Sure enough, it was vasculitis, he was right," she said. "He's still my rheumatologist to this day." A biopsy confirmed the rare disease had affected her kidneys. A spinal tap found that her ...