Question 1

what kind of over-the-counter medications would i get for arteritis ?

Accepted Answer

None: If you do have arteritis, inflammatory disease of blood vessels, this can be a very severe and life threatening condition, and does not lend itself to self-treatments.
Work closely with your doctor.

Question 2

are there medications that have been found on occasion to later lead to giant cell arteritis? like birth control or accutane?

Accepted Answer

Unknown: No one really knows what causes giant cell arteritis or inflammation of the blood vessels. I hvae never heard of any relationship to birth control or Accutane use.

Question 3

what are the tests for arteritis?

Accepted Answer

ANCA and clinical: Anti-neutrophilic cytoplasmic antibodies are elevated in some patients, but the clinical examination and sometimes angiography or histology is required.

Question 4

what sort of problem is arteritis?

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Arteritis: This is inflammation of an arterial blood vessel.  This is caused either by allergy to a drug where the body thinks the drug is foreign and needs to be removed. Other times the body just reacts against the blood vessels, causing blockage, usually accompanied by a rash, fever, damage to organs the blood vessel supplies ie kidney, lung skin, eye, brain, joint

Question 5

what are the symptoms of arteritis?

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Almost anything: Almost anything. Depends which part of the body or which system is involved.  Rheumatology evaluation is indicated.

Question 6

is it possible to remove arteritis?

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Treat inflammation.: Arteritis refers to inflammation of arteries. This is not something that can be removed by surgery, but often is something that can be treated by anti-inflammation medications such as steroids, including prednisone.

Question 7

what can i do to not get arteritis?

Accepted Answer

No known prevenion: The term "arteritis" simply means inflamed arteries.  It is part of a larger group of diseases known as vasculitis.  They are autoimmune in nature with most having no known mechanism.  Some forms of vasculitis are associated with hepatitis b and some are result of medications and infections.  Several types have genetic and ethnic predisposition such as bechet's  disease and takayasu's arteritis.

Question 8

could you pick up arteritis removed?

Accepted Answer

Unclear question: No, arteritis can be treated but not removed.

Question 9

what number of forms of arteritis are there?

Accepted Answer

Too many to list: Search the internet and read for yourself. There are numerous forms of vasculitis. They are classified by whether they involve small, medium or large vessels or whether the ANCA blood test is positive or negative.

Question 10

can you tell me about poly arteritis nodosa?

Accepted Answer

See details: Google the term and you will gain much more detailed information than can be provided in the small space provided for answers on this site. It is a systemic medium vessel vasculitis that can effect virtually any organ system in the body. It requires early diagnosis and aggressive treatment.

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