This group is for Vasculitis patients, family and friends. Our mission is to provide support, share information and promote awareness in the community.

Vasculitis is an inflammation of the blood vessels, arteries, veins or capillaries. When such inflammation occurs, it causes changes in the wall of blood vessels, such as weakening or narrowing that can progress to the point of blood vessel blockage. It is a family of rare diseases that can affect people of all ages.

Members of the the vasculitis family include:
Behcet's Disease; Buerger's Disease; Central Nervous System
Churg Strauss Syndrome; Cryoglobulinemia; Giant Cell Arteritis
Henoch-Schonlein Purpura; Hypersensitivity Vasculitis; Kawasaki Disease
Microscopic Polyangiitis; Polyarteritis Nodosa; Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Rheumatoid Vasculitis; Takayasu's Arteritis; Wegener's Granulomatosis

Symptoms Include:
Abdominal pain/Gastrointestinal bleeding; Asthma; Atypical severe headaches; Chronic sinusitis/Nasal allergies; Cough/Shortness of breath; Fatigue/Weakness; Fever; Joint pain/Facial soreness; Kidney problems (bloody urine, dark urine); Lung inflammation; Nerve problems (numbness, weakness, pain); Skin lesions/Rashes; Vision Changes.