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  2. Capillary leak syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Pharmaceuticals, including the chemotherapy medications gemcitabine and denileukin diftitox, as well as certain interleukins and monoclonal antibodies, can also cause capillary leaks. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] These conditions and factors are sources of secondary capillary leak syndrome, and it is often difficult to diagnose and treat because of its complex ...

  3. Thromboangiitis obliterans - Wikipedia

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    Thromboangiitis obliterans, also known as Buerger disease (English / ˈ b ɜːr ɡ ər /; German: [ˈbʏʁɡɐ]) or Winiwarter-Buerger disease, is a recurring progressive inflammation and thrombosis (clotting) of small and medium arteries and veins of the hands and feet.

  4. Schamberg disease - Wikipedia

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    Schamberg's disease is a skin disorder that causes a discoloration of the lower extremities. [4] It usually occurs in the lower extremities and rarely elsewhere. [4] This condition is caused by leaky blood vessels near the surface of the skin. [7] The cause of the leaky capillaries is usually not known. [7]

  5. Peripheral artery disease - Wikipedia

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    Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a vascular disorder that causes abnormal narrowing of arteries other than those that supply the heart or brain. [5] [15] PAD can happen in any blood vessel, but it is more common in the legs than the arms. [16]

  6. Cardiovascular disease - Wikipedia

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    Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels. [3] CVDs constitute a class of diseases that includes: coronary artery diseases (e.g. angina, heart attack), heart failure, hypertensive heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia, congenital heart disease, valvular heart disease, carditis, aortic aneurysms, peripheral artery disease ...

  7. Systemic vasculitis - Wikipedia

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    Children are more likely than adults to develop IgA vasculitis, and adults tend to have a more severe case. [18] Anti-glomerular basement membrane disease is an uncommon kind of small vessel vasculitis that affects the kidney and lung capillary beds. This illness is also known by its eponym, "Goodpasture sydrome". [19]

  8. Is your body aging normally? 7 signs to look for

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    Exposure to UV rays causes inflammation and damage, which breaks down the connective tissue and collagen and elastin that help keep the skin nimble and thick, Friedman explains. A poor diet ...

  9. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura - Wikipedia

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    Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a blood disorder that results in blood clots forming in small blood vessels throughout the body. [2] This results in a low platelet count, low red blood cells due to their breakdown, and often kidney, heart, and brain dysfunction. [1]