▁of ▁the ▁body ▁is ▁affected , ▁but ▁most ▁often ▁it ▁affect s ▁the ▁l ungs ▁and ▁dig est ive ▁tract . ▁The ▁signs ▁and ▁sympt oms ▁of ▁hyp ere os in oph ilia ▁may ▁include ▁weight ▁loss , ▁night ▁swe ats , ▁ast h ma , ▁c ough , ▁ab dom inal ▁pain , ▁and ▁g astro int est inal ▁ble eding . ▁F ever ▁and ▁m ala ise ▁are ▁often ▁present . ▁ ▁The ▁e os in oph il ic ▁stage ▁can ▁last ▁months ▁or ▁years , ▁and ▁its ▁sympt oms ▁can ▁disappear , ▁only ▁to ▁return ▁later . ▁Pat ients ▁may ▁experience ▁the ▁third ▁stage ▁simultaneously . ▁ ▁Vas cul it ic ▁stage ▁ ▁The ▁third ▁and ▁final ▁stage , ▁and ▁hall mark ▁of ▁E G PA , ▁is ▁infl amm ation ▁of ▁the ▁blood ▁vessels , ▁and ▁the ▁consequ ent ▁reduction ▁of ▁blood ▁flow ▁to ▁various ▁org ans ▁and ▁t issues . ▁Local ▁and ▁system ic ▁sympt oms ▁become ▁more ▁w ides p read ▁and ▁are ▁comp ounded ▁by ▁new ▁sympt oms ▁from ▁the ▁vas cul itis . ▁ ▁Se vere ▁comp lications ▁may ▁arise . ▁Blood ▁cl ots ▁may ▁develop ▁within ▁the ▁dam aged ▁ar ter ies ▁in ▁severe ▁cases , ▁particularly ▁in ▁ar ter ies ▁of ▁the ▁ab dom inal ▁region , ▁which ▁is ▁followed ▁by ▁inf ar ction ▁and ▁cell ▁death , ▁or ▁slow ▁at ro phy . ▁Many ▁patients ▁experience ▁severe ▁ab dom inal ▁compla ints ; ▁these ▁are ▁most ▁often ▁due ▁to ▁per it on