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Vasculitis (plural: vasculitides)[1] refers to a heterogeneous group of disorders that are characterized by inflammatory destruction of blood vessels.[2]
Both arteries and veins are affected. Lymphangitis is sometimes considered a type of vasculitis.[3]
Solitary inflammation of veins (phlebitis) or arteries (arteritis), although both occur in vasculitis, on their own are separate entities. Vasculitis affects both arteries and veins. Vasculitis is primarily due to leukocyte migration and resultant damage.
There are many ways to classify vasculitis.
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