Small vessel vasculitis

What it means

A type of vasculitis (inflammation of blood vessel walls) that affects blood vessels that are smaller than arteries, i.e., arterioles, venules, and capilllaries.

Rare diseases that can present with this3

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category