A "chasm of misunderstanding and miscommunication" is often experienced between clinicians and patients, leading to autoimmune diseases such as lupus and vasculitis being wrongly diagnosed as ...

Autoimmune diseases make the immune system attack healthy tissues. These can affect organs like kidneys, leading to ...

Vasculitis is an autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation of the blood vessels. It can affect arteries, veins, and capillaries. This condition causes blood vessel walls to swell, which ...

The hurt of misdiagnosis was compounded by having “nowhere to voice my anger” or distress. Some of the most moving stories ...

[29] Vasculitis is seen in zonal necrotizing disease, but not in diffuse nonzonal inflammation, and this observation has been interpreted as indicative of an immune-complex-mediated process in the ...

Cutaneous vasculitis (CV) is a term used for inflammation ... granulomatous or lymphocytic inflammation, and immune complex deposition within the vessel wall. Peri vascular infiltration is a ...

A ‘chasm of misunderstanding and miscommunication’ is often experienced between clinicians and patients, leading to autoimmune diseases such as lupus and vasculitis being wrongly diagnosed as ...

Patients receiving ICIs were associated with a greater risk of developing RA, but lower risks for SLE and SSc.

Vasculitis sydromes are a group of autoimmune disorders characterized by inflammation of the blood vessels, either primary or secondary to another condition. The different vasculitis syndromes are ...

Autoimmune diseases like lupus and vasculitis are often misdiagnosed as psychosomatic, leading to long-term physical and mental health issues and eroding trust in healthcare.

Autoimmune rheumatic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and vasculitis are chronic inflammatory disorders that affect the immune system and can damage organs and tissues throughout the body.