aetiology

Last reviewed 01/2018

Possible causes of small vessel arterial disease include:

  • diabetes mellitus
  • polyarteritis nodosa
  • systemic lupus erythematosis
  • rheumatoid disease
  • hyperviscosity states eg myeloma, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia, Raynaud's syndrome, polycythaemia, cryoglobulinaemia