Vasculitis is an anomaly that is defined as a group of diseases and syndromes that cause a clear inflammation of the blood vessels with a consequent narrowing of the same. This substantial change in the diameter of the vessels ends up compromising the blood flow itself towards the organic tissue. It must be taken into account that it is a pathology that can give rise to a large number of problems depending on both the size and the location of the affected blood vessel. Therefore, the development of headaches that derive from suffering from vasculitis can basically result in a manifestation of the syndrome or disease in the form of a symptom.
Headaches caused by vasculitis
There are certain types of vasculitis that specifically affect large blood vessels, such as giant cell arteritis, and that usually affect women over the age of 65, causing serious damage that leads to severe problems such as loss of much of the vision. Some of the symptoms that can be observed in this type of vasculitis are, precisely, headaches, discomfort in the temporal artery, fatigue and muscle pain.
At present, only two pathways are known through which we can develop a pathology such as vasculitis. In the first place, it may be due to inflammation of immune origin, which are those that occur, fundamentally, through the antibody system and cellular immunity and by the invasion of pathogenic agents in the vascular walls. Second, it is possible to contract the disease through bacteria, fungi, or viruses.
For the arrest of the disease as well as the symptoms that appear associated with it – such as migraines – the specialist will take as reference the arrest of the inflammation of the blood vessels and, therefore, the suppression of the immune system. If we have an organ affected, the doctor will tend to prescribe specific medication with the aim of optimally recovering organic functions during the period of time during which we suffer from vasculitis.