The Vasculitis Clinic at Mayo Clinic is a place where experts in a number of fields of medicine help adults and children diagnose and treat vasculitis, and conduct important research. But what is this relatively rare condition?
Vasculitis is a group of conditions — all related to inflammation of blood vessels.
"White blood cells, which normally are circulating in the body and protect us from infection, become misdirected. And they actually invade and target the walls of blood vessels," says Dr. Kenneth Warrington, a Mayo Clinic rheumatologist.
