{"id":3576,"date":"2022-08-03T10:14:52","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T14:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/nephrology-hypertension\/?page_id=3576"},"modified":"2025-07-08T11:16:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T15:16:28","slug":"multidisciplinary-vasculitis-clinic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/nephrology-hypertension\/patient-care\/clinical-services\/multidisciplinary-vasculitis-clinic\/","title":{"rendered":"Vasculitis and Connective Tissue Diseases"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UNC Multidisciplinary Vasculitis and Connective Tissue Diseases Clinic<\/strong> provides coordinated care for adult patients with all forms of vasculitis, lupus or other complex connective tissue disorders. Our mission is to provide timely access to up-to-date, compassionate, comprehensive care so that our patients have the best possible outcomes. For decades, UNC has been a worldwide leader in vasculitis and connective tissue disease clinical care, research, and education.<\/p>\n

Many of the conditions that we see in the clinic are autoimmune disorders in which the body\u2019s immune system attacks itself. One form of these disorders is Vasculitis, in which the immune system causes inflammation that damages blood vessels and can vary in the size of blood vessels affected (i.e. large, medium and\/or small). This inflammation can cause damage in many parts of the body, including the joints, lungs, skin, nose and sinuses, the kidneys and others. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, or Lupus, is another autoimmune disorder in which a person\u2019s immune system makes many antibodies against their own body, also potentially causing damage in several parts of the body.<\/p>\n

We see many patients with these kinds of disorders including but not limited to the following:<\/p>\n