Chronic necrotizing vasculitis
Overview
Inflammation and destruction of blood vessel walls which leads to death of associated tissue. Symptoms are determined by the extent and location of the blood vessel inflammation. The inflammation possibly has autoimmune origins. It can occur in condition such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and scleroderma.
Symptoms
* Tissue necrosis * Blood vessel inflammation * Red skin bumps * Purple skin bumps * Blue extremities * Tenderness * Skin redness * Non-healing ulcers * Abdominal pain * Pain * Joint pain * Fever * Secondary infection due to tissue necrosis * Limb numbness * Limb tingling * Altered function of body part
Diagnosis
signs and symptoms of Chronic necrotizing vasculitis may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Chronic necrotizing vasculitis symptoms.