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[10] Vasculitis Flashcards

1
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What are the classification of vasculitis?

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Large vessel
Medium vessel
Small vessel

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2
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Give two examples of large vessel vasculitis

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Giant Cell Arteritis

Takayasu’s arteritis

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3
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Give two examples of medium vessel vasculitis

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Polyarteritis nodosa

Kawasaki disease

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4
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How can small vessel vasculitides be further classified?

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pANCA
cANCA
ANCA -ve

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5
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Give two examples of cANCA small vessel vasculitis

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Churg-Strauss

Microscopic polyangiits

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6
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Give an example of a cACNA small vessel vasculitis

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Wegener’s granulomatosis

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7
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Give 4 examples of a ANCA -ve small vessel vasculitis

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Henoch-Schonlein purpura
Goodpasture’s disease
Cryoglobulinaemia
Cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis

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8
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What is giant cell arteritis also known as?

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Temporal arteritis

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9
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Who is giant cell arteritis common in?

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Elderly

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10
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Who is giant cell arteritis rare in?

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<55

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11
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What % of cases of giant cell arteritis are associated with polymyalgia rheumatica?

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50%

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12
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What are the features of giant cell arteritis?

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Systemic signs
Headache
Temporal artery and scalp tenderness
Jaw claudication
Amaurosis fugax
Prominent temporal arteries, with or without pulsation
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What are the systemic signs of giant cell arteritis?

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Fever
Malaise
Fatigue

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What action should be taken if you suspect a patient has giant cell arteritis?

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Do an ESR, and start prednisolone 40-60mg/day PO

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What may be found on blood tests in giant cell arteritis?

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Greatly increased ESR and CRP
Increased ALP
Decreased Hb
Increased platelets

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16
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What kind of anaemia is present in giant cell arteritis?

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Normocytic normochromic

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17
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How quickly should a temporal artery biopsy be done in suspected giant cell arteritis?

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Within 3 days

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18
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How should giant cell arteritis be managed after starting steroids?

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Taper steroids gradually

Give PPI and alendronate cover

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19
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What should the tapering of steroids be guided by in giant cell arteritis?

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Symptoms and ESR

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How long should PPI and alendronate be given in giant cell arteritis?

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Usually 2 year course

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21
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When does polymyalgia rheumatica present?

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> 50 years old

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22
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How does polymyalgia rheumatica present?

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Severe pain and stiffness in shoulders, neck, and hips

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23
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Describe the onset of symptoms in polymyalgia rheumatica?

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Sudden/subacute onset

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24
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Are the symptoms of polymyalgia rheumatica symmetrical?

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Yes

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25
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When is the pain of polymyalgia rheumatica worse?

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In the morning

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26
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Is there associated weakness in polymyalgia rheumatica?

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No

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27
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What other features may be present in polymyalgia rheumatica?

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Mild polyarthritis
Tenosynovitis
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Systemic signs

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28
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What systemic signs may be present in polymyalgia rheumatica?

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Fatigue
Fever
Weight loss

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29
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What % of patients with polymyalgia rheumatica develop giant cell arteritis?

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15%

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30
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What is found on investigation in polymyalgia rheumatica?

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Increased ESR and CRP
Increased plasma viscosity
Increased ALP
Normal CK

31
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How is polymyalgia rheumatica managed?

A

Same as giant cell arteritis

32
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Where is Takayasu’s arteritis found?

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Japan - rare outside of Japan

33
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What gender is more commonly affected wiht Takayasu’s arteritis?

34
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What age is Takayasu’s arteritis most common in?

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20-40 years

35
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What are the features of Takayasu’s arteritis?

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Weak pulses in upper extremities
Visual disturbance
Hypertension
Constitutional symptoms

36
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What are the constitutional symptoms of Takayasu’s arteritis?

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Fever
Fatigue
Weight loss

37
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Is polyarteritis nodosa common in UK?

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No, is rare

38
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What it the male to female ratio of polyarteritis nodosa?

39
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What age group is most commonly affected with polyarteritis nodosa?

A

Young adults

40
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What infection is polyarteritis associated with?

A

Hepatitis B

41
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What are the features of polyarteritis nodosa?

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Rash
Hypertension
Melaena and abdominal pain
Constitutional symptoms

42
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How is polyarteritis nodosa managed?

A

Prednisolone and cyclophosphamide

43
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What is Kawasaki’s disease?

A

A childhood PAN variant

44
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What are the features of Kawasakis disease?

A 
5-day fever
Bilat non-purulent conjunctivitis
Oral mucositis 
Cervical lymphadenopathy
Polymorphic rash
Extremity changes 
Coronary artery aneurysms
45
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What extremity changes are seen in Kawasaki’s disease?

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Erythema and desquamation

46
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How is Kawasaki’s disease managed?

A

IVIg and aspirin

47
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What happens in Wegener’s granulomatosis?

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Necrotising granulomatous inflammation and small vessel vasculitis, which particularly affects the URT, LRT, and kidneys

48
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What are the URT features of Wegener’s granulomatosis?

A

Chronic sinusitis
Epistaxis
Saddle-nose deformity

49
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What are the LRT features of Wegener’s granulomatosis?

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Cough
Haemoptysis
Pleuritis

50
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What are the renal features of Wegener’s granulomatosis?

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Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis

51
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What are the skin features of Wegener’s granulomatosis?

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Palpable purpura

52
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What are the ocular features of Wegener’s granulomatosis?

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Conjunctivitis
Keratitis
Uveitis

53
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What investigations are done in Wegener’s granulomatosis?

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Urine dipstick

CXR

54
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What are the features of Churg-Strauss?

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Late-onset asthma
Eosinophilia
Granulomatous small-vessel vasculitis

55
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What does the granulomatous small-vessel vasculitis lead to in Churg-Strauss?

A

Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
Palpable purpura
GIT bleeding

56
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What autoantibody is found in Wegener’s granulomatosis?

57
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What autoantibody is found in Churg-Strauss?

58
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What drug might Churg-Strauss be associated with?

A

Montelukast

59
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What are the features of microscopic polyangiitis?

A

Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
Haemoptysis
Palpable purpura

60
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What autoantibody is found in microscopic polyangiitis?

61
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What is produced in Goodpastures?

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Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies

62
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What are the features of Goodpastures syndrome?

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Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis

Haemoptysis

63
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What is found on CXR in Goodpastures?

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Bilateral lower zone infiltrates (haemorrhage)

64
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How is Goodpastures managed?

A

Immunosuppression and plasmapheresis

65
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What is produced in simple cryoglobulinaemia?

A

Monoclonal IgM

66
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What is simple cryoglobulinaemia secondary to?

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Myeloma
CLL
Waldenstroms

67
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What does simple cryoglobulinaemia cause?

A

Hyperviscosity

68
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What does the hyperviscosity in simple cryoglobulinaemia lead to?

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Visual disturbance
Bleeding from mucous membranes
Thrombosis
Headaches
Seizures
69
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What % of cases of cryoglobulinaemia are mixed?

70
Q

What is produced by mixed cryoglobulinaemia?

A

Polyclonal IgM

71
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What is mixed cryoglobulinaemia secondary to?

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SLE
Sjorgens
Hep C
Mycoplasma

72
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What does mixed cryoglobulinaemia lead to?

A

Immune complex disease

73
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What does the immune complex disease in mixed cryoglobulinaemia lead to?

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Glomerulonephritis
Palpable purpura
Arthralgia
Peripheral neuropathy

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