angiitis, angitis

angiitis, angitis
- allergic granulomatous a. SYN: Churg-Strauss syndrome.
- consecutive a. a. caused by extension of the inflammatory process from the surrounding tissues.
- frosted branch a. a. characterized by inflammation of blood vessel s with sheathing giving the appearance of branches on a tree.
- hypersensitivity a. an inflammatory reaction in a blood vessel, the result of a specific reaction to an antigenic (allergic) substance or other agents to which the individual expresses unusual vascular sensitization.
- necrotizing a. inflammatory reaction of blood vessel s resulting in fibrinoid necrosis of tissue, especially of the blood vessel wall.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • angitis — an·gi·tis (an jiґtis) angiitis …   Medical dictionary

  • angeítis — f. anat. patol. Inflamación de una arteria, vena o vaso linfático. También se denomina angiitis. Medical Dictionary. 2011. angeítis …   Diccionario médico

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