On 4 November 1922, Howard Carter made one of the most remarkable and important archaeological discoveries of the 20 th century. In the Valley of the Kings, he unearthed the tomb of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, a boy king named Tutankhamun.
Vasculitis can result in poor blood flow to tissues throughout the body, such as the lungs, nerves and skin. Thus, vasculitis has a wide range of signs and symptoms (what you see and feel), such as: 1  Shortness of breath and cough. 2  Numbness or weakness in a hand or foot.
Vasculitis is blood vessel inflammation that causes fever, pain, local tenderness and other evidence of blocked blood vessels. When a blood vessel becomes inflamed and narrowed, blood supply to that area can become partially or completely blocked, cutting off blood supply to the tissues beyond. Inflammation causes the vessel wall to swell. This makes blood stick to the inner wall to form a clot. When vasculitis interferes with circulation in any part of the body, it causes local tenderness and pain. If the blood vessels are close to the skin, characteristic rashes occur. Depending on where the blockage occurs, almost any organ in the body can be affected. (Note: Vasculopathy can also block blood vessels, but it does not cause the fever, pain and local tenderness associated with vasculitis. It may, however, cause pain if the parts that are no longer receiving a blood supply die â a circumstance called infarction.)