Ep 184 - Vasculitis Insights: What is Vasculitis
Team Vasculitis: Thriving through Life with Chronic IllnessShow Notes
I get asked so often "What is Vasculitis?" So today - if you're listening to this in real time - it is May 2023 and that means it's Vasculitis Awareness month! In honor of that I thought I would kick the month off with an overview of what this family of diseases is. In today's episode: What is Vasculitis? Who gets Vasculitis? What are the symptoms of Vasculitis? What are the types of Vasculitis? How is Vasculitis treated? Side effects from medications Relapse rates How is Vasculitis diagnosed? What doctors do you need? What complications happen with Vasculitis? Life with Vasculitis Please don't forget to click that subscibe button whereever you listen to the podcast and do me a HUGE favor and leave a review! These two things help others find the podcast, find our community, and feel a little less alone in their journey through life with chronic illness! Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teamvasculitis Join the Email List: https://teamvasculitis.com/team-vasculitis-email Sources: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/12101-vasculitis https://www.hopkinsvasculitis.org/vasculitis/symptoms-vasculitis/ https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/vasculitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20363435 https://www.medicinenet.com/vasculitis/article.htm https://health.clevelandclinic.org/4-medicines-help-you-manage-the-mysteries-of-vasculitis/ https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/vasculitis/causes https://www.hopkinsvasculitis.org/types-vasculitis/
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