Causes of Vasculitis

Causes of Vasculitis (Diseases Database):

The follow list shows some of the possible medical causes of Vasculitis that are listed by the Diseases Database:

• Microscopic polyangiitis
• C1 esterase inhibitor (C1-INH) deficiency
• Penicillamine
• Thromboangiitis obliterans
• Henoch-Schönlein purpura
• Streptococcus Group A
• Hughes-Stovin syndrome
• Granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor
• Cholesterol embolism
• Oculovestibuloauditory syndrome
• Allopurinol
• Mixed essential cryoglobulinaemia
• Hepatitis C
• Parvovirus B19 infection
• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Rheumatoid disease
• Polychondritis
• Methotrexate
• Factor H deficiency
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• Degos' disease
• Isotretinoin
• Granuloma annulare
• Hydralazine
• Granulocyte colony stimulating factor
• Kawasaki disease
• Polyarteritis nodosa
• Neisseria meningiditis
• Temporal arteritis
• Treponema pallidum
• Lepromatous leprosy
• Takayasu's arteritis
• Phenytoin
• Wegener's granulomatosis
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Minocycline
• Churg-Strauss syndrome
• Cefaclor
• Metolazone
• Polymyositis
• Propylthiouracil
• Typhus fever
• Behcet's disease

Vasculitis: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Vasculitis, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Vasculitis:

• Arteritis
• Phlebitis
• Lymphangitis
• Syphilitic aortitis
• ANCA associated vasculitides

Vasculitis: Causes and Types

Causes of Types of Vasculitis: Review the cause informationfor the various types of Vasculitis:

• Wegener's granulomatosis
• Autoimmune Vasculitis
• Temporal arteritis
• more types...»

Causes of Broader Categories of Vasculitis: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

• Blood vessel conditions
• Inflammatory conditions that may be pathogenic or non-pathogenic
• Circulatory system conditions
• more types...»

Vasculitis as a complication of other conditions:

Other conditions that might have Vasculitis as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Vasculitis. Our database lists the following as having Vasculitis as a complication of that condition:

• Antiphospholipid syndrome
• Boutonneuse fever
• Bruch's disease
• Conor's disease
• Escharonodulaire
• India tick typhus
• Indian tick fever
• Israeli spotted fever
• Kenya fever
• Kenya tick typhus
• Kenya tick-bite fever
• Lupus
• Marseilles fever
• Mediterranean Spotted Fever

Vasculitis as a symptom:

Conditions listing Vasculitis as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Vasculitis. Our database lists the following as having Vasculitis as a symptom of that condition:

• Lupus
• Nipah virus encephalitis
• Wegener's granulomatosis

Medications or substances causing Vasculitis:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Vasculitis as a symptom. This list is incomplete and various other drugs or substances may cause your symptoms. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Aminosalicylate Sodium
• Sodium P.A.S
• Tubasal
• Salofalk
• more drugs...»

Read more about medication causes of Vasculitis

Related information on causes of Vasculitis:

As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. Further relevant information on causes of Vasculitis may be found in:

• Medications that may cause Vasculitis
• Hidden causes of Vasculitis

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