arteritis obliterans

arteritis obliterans.

See endarteritis obliterans.

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arteritis [ahr″ter-i´tis] (pl. arteri´tides)

inflammation of an artery.

aortic arch arteritis pulseless disease.

brachiocephalic arteritis pulseless disease.

cranial arteritis temporal arteritis.

giant cell arteritis temporal arteritis.

hemolytic arteritis, microangiopathic pulseless disease.

arteritis obli´terans endarteritis obliterans.

rheumatic arteritis generalized inflammation of arterioles and arterial capillaries occurring in rheumatic fever.

Takayasu's arteritis pulseless disease.

temporal arteritis a chronic vascular disease of unknown origin, occurring in the elderly, characterized by severe headache, fever, and accumulation of giant cells in the walls of medium-sized arteries, especially the temporal arteries. Ocular involvement may cause visual impairment or blindness.

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arteritis

inflammation of an artery. See also endarteritis, periarteritis nodosa.

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elaeophoral arteritis

see elaeophora.

equine viral arteritis

see equine viral arteritis.

giant cell arteritis

temporal arteritis.

mycotic arteritis

usually results from extension of an infection by Mucor spp. which produce a necrotizing, thrombotic arteritis.

arteritis obliterans

endarteritis obliterans.

uremic arteritis

occurs in acute renal failure in the dog. Often accompanied by an endocarditis.

verminous arteritis

see verminous mesenteric arteritis.