Symptoms

Symptoms of Vasculitis

The symptoms of vasculitis vary greatly depending upon the area affected by the condition. There are a handful of symptoms that people with all kinds of vasculitis may experience. These include:

• Fever that is unrelated to another illness
• Appetite reduction
• Unexplained weight loss
• Fatigue
• Generalized achiness

If vasculitis is focused in a particular organ or area of the body, symptoms can include:

• Skin: Bumps, red spots, itchiness, hives, bruising
• Joints: Pain or arthritis in the joints
• Lungs: Shortness of breath and coughing blood
• Abdomen: Ulcers and stomach pain
• Ear, nose and throat: Chronic ear infections, ulcers in the nose and hearing loss
• Eyes: Light sensitivity, blurry vision, redness, itch and burning
• Brain: Headaches, fuzzy thinking, altered mental ability, muscle weakness or paralysis
• Nerves: Numbness, tingling, weakness or loss of feeling in the extremities