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Arteritis is a term for inflammation of an artery. Many conditions that cause arteritis are caused by a person's own immune system (autoimmune disorders).

Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this

35 year experience in Pediatrics

Is a type of:

Vascular conditions • Angiitis

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

Types of

Giant cell arteritis
Condition
Polyarteritis nodosa
Condition
Takayasu arteritis
Condition

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