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vasculitis [‚vas·kyə′līd·əs] (medicine) Inflammation of a blood vessel or a lymph vessel. Also known as angiitis. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| 11) Nasal septal perforation is also a known complication of systemic vasculitides, including Wegener's granulomatosis and systemic lupus erythematosus; sarcoidosis; malignancies such as nasal T cell lymphoma and squamous cell carcinoma; infections such as tuberculosis, lepromatous leprosy, and rhinosporidiosis; sinonasal surgery; and traumatic insults such as chronic nose picking and piercing injuries. The patient had no family history, of vasculitides or rheumatologic disorders. Corticosteroids have the potential of modulating intrapulmonary inflammatory response by modifying the proinflammatory cytokine levels such as interleukin-1-[beta] and tumor necrosis factor-[varies] (TNF-[varies]), and have been used in the management of severe pulmonary disorders, with both an infective as well as a noninfecfive etiology such as military tuberculosis, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, vasculitides, and gastric acid aspiration (20). |
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