Vasculitis is the collective name or a group of disorders that destroy blood vessels by inflammation. Vasculitides (plural for vasculitis) can occur as the result of another disease (a so called secondary vasculitis) or as a disease in its own kind of which the cause is unknown (a primary vasculitis). Vasculitis Europe focuses on these primary forms of vasculitis.
In most countries there is a Patient Organisation covering all of the types of primary vasculitis. Sometimes there is a particular Patient Organisation for a certain type of vasculitis, like EGPA or Behçet. Social Media sources like Facebook contain many relevant groups, sometimes for vasculitis as a family of diseases, sometimes disease-specific. And of course there are hospitals with a specific expertise in vasculitis and/or one of the vasculitis-subcategories. There are also national and international groups of professionals specialised in vasculitis. Sometimes there is also a fund raising organization.
Vasculitis Europe tries to collect all these sources for you. Connecting the dots....
Find an overview here and jump to your specific disease or country. Happy surfing!
In most countries there is a Patient Organisation covering all of the types of primary vasculitis. Sometimes there is a particular Patient Organisation for a certain type of vasculitis, like EGPA or Behçet. Social Media sources like Facebook contain many relevant groups, sometimes for vasculitis as a family of diseases, sometimes disease-specific. And of course there are hospitals with a specific expertise in vasculitis and/or one of the vasculitis-subcategories. There are also national and international groups of professionals specialised in vasculitis. Sometimes there is also a fund raising organization.
Vasculitis Europe tries to collect all these sources for you. Connecting the dots....
Find an overview here and jump to your specific disease or country. Happy surfing!