Arteritis

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Arteritis
Classification & external resources
ICD-10I77.6, M31.
ICD-9446
DiseasesDB13750
MedlinePlus000448
eMedicinemed/2241 
MeSHD001167
Arteritis (not to be confused with arthritis) is inflammation of the walls of arteries, usually as a result of infection or auto-immune response.

Types

Temporal arteritis, also called giant cell arteritis, is specifically arteritis of the vessels supplying the head, eyes and optic nerves, particularly the temporal artery.

Another type is Takayasu's arteritis.

Arteritis may be partially caused by the fungal pathogen Candida albicans.[1]

References

1. ^ Nagi-Miura, N.; et al. Lethal and severe coronary arteritis in DBA/2 mice induced by fungal pathogen, CAWS, Candida albicans water-soluble fraction. Atherosclerosis. In Press, Corrected Proof [No Journal Placement Yet]. Available online (12 September 2005). PMID 16157343.




The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (most commonly known by the abbreviation ICD
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Chapter Blocks Title
I Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
II Neoplasms
III Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
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MeSH D001168 Arthritis (from Greek arthro-, joint + -itis, inflammation; plural: arthritides) is a group of conditions where there is damage caused to the joints of the body. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in people over the age of 55.
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Inflammation (Latin, inflammatio, to set on fire) is the complex biological response of vascular tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants.
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Arteries are muscular blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.[1] All arteries, with the exception of the pulmonary and umbilical arteries, carry oxygenated blood.

The circulatory system is extremely important for sustaining life.
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An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign species. In an infection, the infecting organism seeks to utilize the host's resources to multiply (usually at the expense of the host).
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MeSH D001327 Autoimmunity is the failure of an organism to recognize its own constituent parts (down to the sub-molecular levels) as "self", which results in an immune response against its own cells and tissues.
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Temporal arteritis
Classification & external resources

The arteries of the face and scalp.
ICD-10 M 31.5
ICD-9 446.5

OMIM 187360
DiseasesDB 12938

eMedicine neuro/592  
MeSH D013700 Temporal arteritis, also called
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The blood vessels are part of the cardiovascular system and function to transport blood throughout the body. The most important types, arteries and veins, carry blood away from or towards the heart, respectively.
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head of an animal is the rostral part (from anatomical position) that usually comprises the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth (all of which aid in various sensory functions, such as sight, hearing, smell, and taste).
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Eyes are organs of vision that detect light. Different kinds of light-sensitive organs are found in a variety of organisms. The simplest eyes do nothing but detect whether the surroundings are light or dark, while more complex eyes can distinguish shapes and colors.
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Optic Nerve may be a reference to:
  • Optic nerve, the anatomical structure;
  • Optic Nerve (comic), the comic book series;
  • Optic Nerve (1998), the seminal release from the Irish hip hop act known as Exile Eye; or

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superficial temporal artery is a major artery of the head. It arises from the external carotid artery when it bifurcates into the superficial temporal artery and maxillary artery.

Its pulse is palpable superior to the zygomatic arch, anterior and superior to the tragus.
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MeSH D013625

Takayasu's arteritis is an inflammatory disease of unknown etiology that affects the aorta and its branches. Although it has been reported worldwide, it shows a predilection for young Asian women.
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C. albicans

Binomial name
Candida albicans
(C.P. Robin)
Berkhout 1923

Synonyms
Candida stellatoidea[1]

Oidium albicans[2] Candida albicans
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Circulatory System is a psychedelic rock musical ensemble formed by musician/painter Will Cullen Hart, and featuring Hannah Jones, Derek Almstead, Peter Erchick, John Fernandes, and Heather McIntosh.
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Pathology is the study and diagnosis of disease through examination of organs, tissues, cells and bodily fluids.
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Hypertension
Classification & external resources

ICD-10 I 10. ,I 11. ,I 12. ,
I 13. ,I 15.
ICD-9 401.x

OMIM 145500
DiseasesDB 6330
MedlinePlus 000468
eMedicine med/1106   ped/1097 emerg/267


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Hypertensive heart disease
Classification & external resources

ICD-10 I 11. , I 13.
ICD-9 402

Hypertensive heart disease is any of a number of complications of arterial hypertension that affect the heart.
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Hypertensive nephropathy
Classification & external resources

ICD-10 I 12.
ICD-9 403

Hypertensive nephropathy (or "hypertensive nephrosclerosis", or "Hypertensive renal disease") is a medical condition referring to damage to the kidney due to
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Secondary hypertension
Classification & external resources

ICD-10 I 15.
ICD-9 405

While most forms of hypertension are not known a underlying cause (and are thus known as "essential hypertension" or "primary hypertension"), in about 10% of the cases,
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Renovascular hypertension (or "renal hypertension") is a syndrome which consists of high blood pressure caused by narrowing of the arteries supplying the kidneys (renal artery stenosis). It is a form of secondary hypertension - a form of hypertension whose cause is identifiable.
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MeSH D017202 Ischaemic (or ischemic) heart disease, or myocardial ischemia, is a disease characterized by reduced blood supply to the heart. It is the most common cause of death in most western countries.

Ischaemia means a "reduced blood supply".
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MeSH D000787
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