What is hypersensitivity vasculitis?

Hypersensitivity vasculitis, a form of small vessel vasculitis (inflammation of blood vessels), may present as a skin disease only or it may include skin and involvement of other organs. Hypersensitivity vasculitis may be acute and self-limited or chronic.

How do members experience hypersensitivity vasculitis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with hypersensitivity vasculitis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for hypersensitivity vasculitis*

Who has hypersensitivity vasculitis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 5
30s 9
40s 10
50s 15
60s 9
70+ 6

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 9
Female 44