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230: Vasculitis Flashcards

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What is the treatment for anti-GBM disease?

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Plasmapheresis, glucocorticoids, cyclophosphamide

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List the immune-complex small vessel vasculitides

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  • Anti-GBM
  • IgA Vasculitis
  • Cryoglobulinemia
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Describe the pathologic findings associated with GPA

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Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

  • Necrotizign granulomas
  • Few or no immune deposits
  • Associated wtih c-ANCA/PR3+
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Describe Polyarteritis Nodosa

  • “Typical patient”:
  • Arteries affected:
  • Presentation:
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Polyarteritis Nodosa

  • “Typical patient”: Male 40-60 years old
    • But can affect people of any age
  • Arteries affected: Medium-sized muscular arteries, often at branch points
  • Presentation:
    • Cutaneous
      • ​Nodules, purpura, livedo, retucularis, ulcers
    • Renal disease
    • Neuropathy/Myalgia/Weakness​
    • Mesenteric Ischemia
      • ​“Stomach pain after large meals”
    • Orchitis
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Describe Cryoglobulinemia

  • “Typical Patient”:
  • Arteries affected:
  • Presentation:
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Cryoglobulinemia

  • “Typical Patient”: Person with MGUS, B-cell malignancy, chronic Hep C, Hep B, HIV, or autoimmune disease
  • Arteries affected: Small vessels (immune complex mediated)
  • Presentation:
    • Digital ischemia
    • Livedo reticularis and skin necrosis
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What pathologic findings are associated with microscopic polyangiitis?

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Necrotizing arteries

Few or no immune deposits

No granulomatous inflammation (will be present in GPA)

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Does this statement apply to Giant Cell Arteritis, Takaysu Arteritis, or both?

Age of onset <40 years old

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Takayasu Arteritis

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Does this statement apply to Giant Cell Arteritis, Takaysu Arteritis, or both?

Affects large vessels

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Both

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Which vasculitis does this statement apply to?

Frequent URI

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Granulomatosis with polyangiitis

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How is GCA treated?

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  • High dose corticosteroids
  • Tocilizumab (an anti IL-6 antibody)

Treat immediately (while waiting for biopsy) to prevent vision loss!

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Which vasculitis does this statement apply to?

Most patients present with oral and genital ulcers

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Behcets

Occurs most commonly in patients of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and Far Eastern descent

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Describe the treatment for granulomatosis with polyangiitis and microscopic polyangiitis

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Steroids

+ Rituximab or cyclophosphamide if severe

+ Methotrexate if not severe

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How is GCA diagnosed?

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  • Labs
    • Elevated ESR, CRP
    • Thrombocytosis maybe
  • Imaging
    • Termporal artery ultrasound
    • PET
  • Biopsy
    • Temporal artery
    • Should be done urgently in all patients with suspected GCA
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Which vasculitis is associated with chronic HepC infection?

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Cryoglobulinemia type 2

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Does this statement apply to Giant Cell Arteritis, Takaysu Arteritis, or both?

Constitutional symptoms

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Both

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Describe granulomatosis with polyangiitis

  • “Typical patient”:
  • Arteries affected:
  • Presentation:
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Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

  • “Typical patient”: Caucasian 40-50 y/o or >70 y/o
  • Arteries affected: Small to medium vessel vasculitis
  • Presentation:
    • Associated wtih c-ANCA/PR3+
    • Upper airway disease
      • ​Saddle nose deformity, sinus nodules
    • Pulmonary disease
      • ​Cavitary lung nodules
    • Glomerulonephritis
      • ​Crescents
    • Arthritis/arthralgia
    • Neuropathy
    • Ocular disease
    • Vascular
      • ​Gangrene, venous thrombosis
    • Skin
      • ​Oral ulcers, purpura, nodules
    • Cardiac
    • GI
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What is the treatment for Kawasaki disease?

Why is it important to identify and treat early?

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Aspirin + IVIG

Prevent heart disease/aneurysm later in life

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Does this statement apply to Giant Cell Arteritis, Takaysu Arteritis, or both?

Bruits

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Takayasu Arteritis

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Describe Bechets Syndrome

  • “Typical Patient”:
  • Arteries affected:
  • Presentation:
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Bechets Syndrome

  • “Typical Patient”: 20-30 year old person of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, or Far Eastern descent
  • Arteries affected: Any! Variable vasculitis
  • Presentation:
    • Oral ulcers
    • Genital ulcers
    • Other cutaneous lesions
    • Ocular involvemnt
    • Arthralgia
    • Neurologic
    • GI
    • Inner ear
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Describe the clinical presentation of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA)

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3 phases

  • Prodrome
    • Asthma, allegic rhinitis, nasal polyp
  • Eosinophilic phase
    • Tissue and periphery
  • Vasculitic phase
    • Cutaneous
    • Cardiac
    • Neurologic
    • Renal
    • Gastroenteritis
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What are the three ANCA-associated vasculitides?

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  • Microscopic polyangitiis
  • Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
  • Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
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Which vasculidities affect medium vessels?

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Polyarteritis Nodosa

Kawasaki Disease

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Describe giant cell arteritis

  • “Typical patient”:
  • Arteries affected:
  • Presentation:
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Giant Cell Arteritis

  • “Typical patient”: Elderly Scandinavian woman
    • ​Can also occur in men, but more common in women
  • Arteries affected: Large vessels; cranial or extracranial involvement
  • Presentation:
    • New headache
    • Constitutional symptoms
    • Jaw claudication
    • Partial or complete loss of vision
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Which vasculitis does this statement apply to?

Presents most commonly in children <5

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Kawasaki disease

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What are the pathologic hallmarks of Kawasaki disease?
* Affects coronary arteries * Destruction of luminal endothelial cells, elastic lamina, smooth muscle cells * -\> Arterial walll dilation +/- aneurysm formation
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What complications are associated with Takayasu arteritis?
Aortic regurgitation and acute MI
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Which arteritis is associated with jaw claudication, new headache, and partial or complete loss of vision?
Giant cell arteritis
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Describe the treatment for Takayasu arteritis
* High-dose corticosteroids * Methotrexate or Azathioprine * Surgical bypass * Angioplasty +/- stenting has poor outcomes
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Which vasculitis does this statement apply to? ## Footnote **Associated with p-ANCA/MPO+**
Microscopic polyangiitis *EGPA has p-ANCA/MPO in 40% of cases, but otherwise ANCA(-)*
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Which vasculitis does this statement apply to? ## Footnote **Treat with aspirin and IVIG**
Kawasaki
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Describe the pathologic findings associated with polyarteritis nodosa
* Transmural inflammation * No giant cells or granulomas * Common for different phases of vasculitis to occur within different vessels or one vessel at the same time
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70 yo WM with chronic cough for past year. Exam shows nasal ulcers and lungs with diffuse crackles. * Creat 4.5 * UA with 20 RBCs +casts * c-ANCA + * CXR with small scattered pulmonary nodules * Lung bx shows vasculitis of small peripheral arteries and arterioles. +granulomatous inflammation adjacent to small arterioles What is the most likely diagnosis?
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis 2nd peak in elderly patients, c-ANCA is the key
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What is the most common form of systemic vasculitis in adults?
Giant cell arteritis
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What is the appropriate management of a patient for whom you suspect giant cell arteritis?
Ugent temporal artery biopsy Begin treatment with corticosteroids immediately * Biopsy to confirm diagnosis, treat immediately to prevent complications * Vision loss
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Describe Takayasu Arteritis * "Typical patient": * Arteries affected: * Presentation:
Takayasu Arteritis * "Typical patient": **Asian woman \<40 years old** * Arteries affected: **Aorta, subclavian, carotid** most common * Can affect any artery * Presentation: * **​Constitutional symptoms** * **Unexplained lightheadedness** * **Extremity pain/claudication** * **Bruits** * **Absent/diminshed pulses or BP difference \>10 mmHg**
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What pathologic findings are associated with Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA)?
ANCA negative most of the tiem
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Which vasculitis does this statement apply to? ## Footnote **Strawberry tongue**
Kawasaki
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Which vasculitis does this statement apply to? **p-ANCA +**
Microcsopic polyangiitis
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Does this statement apply to Giant Cell Arteritis, Takaysu Arteritis, or both? **Affects females \> males**
Both GCA - F\>M = 2:1 Takayasu - F\>M = 9:1
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Describe the pathological findings associated with Takayasu arthritis
* Granulomatous panarteritis * Intimal hyperplasia * Fixed stenosis and occlusions * Occasional aneurysm
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Which vasculitis typically presents in children, and is associated with acute onset fever, strawberry tongue, and rash?
Kawasaki Disease
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Does this statement apply to Giant Cell Arteritis, Takaysu Arteritis, or both? ## Footnote **Age of onset \>50 years old**
Giant Cell Arteritis
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Describe Anti-GBM disease * “Typical Patient”: * Arteries affected: * Presentation:
Anti-GBM * “Typical Patient”: **Older children and adults** * Arteries affected: **Small vessel (Immune-complex mediated)** * Presentation: * **Acute renal failure** * **Alveolar hemorrhage** * **No constitutional symptoms**
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Describe Kawasaki Disease * "Typical patient": * Arteries affected: * Presentation:
Kawasaki Disease * "Typical patient": **Asian male child \<5 years old** * **​M\>F 2:1** * Arteries affected: **Medium-sized muscular arteries, esp. coronary** * Presentation: * **Acute onset** * **Fever \> 5 days** * **Rash** (Basically anything except vesicular) * **Extremity edema** * **Involvement of lips and mouth**
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Which vasculidities affect large vessels?
Takayasu Ateritis Giant Cell Arteritis
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What vasculitis is associated with MGUS or B cell malignancy?
Cryoglobulinemia Type 1
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Describe the treatment for polyarteritis nodosa
* Mild * Glucocorticoid monotherapy * MTX or AZA if resistant * Moderate * Glucocorticoid + cyclophosphamide * Viral-associated secondary PAN * Check Hepatitis B * Initiate appropriate antiviral therapy
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Which vasculitis does this statement apply to? ## Footnote **c-ANCA +**
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
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Describe microscopic polyangiitis * "Typical patient": * Arteries affected: * Presentation:
Microscopic polyangiitis * "Typical patient": **Middle age** * Arteries affected: **Small vessels** * Presentation: * **Glomerulonephritis** * **Pulmonary capillartis** * **Peripheral neruopathy** * **Skin lesions** * **Weight loss** * **Fever** * **p-ANCA/MPO+**
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Which cytokine is associated with GCA?
IL-6 Treat with tocilizumab
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Describe Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis * "Typical patient": * Arteries affected: * Presentation:
Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis * "Typical patient": **Male 35-45 with new asthma** * **​**Only slight male predominance * Arteries affected: **Small vessels** * Presentation: * **Often ANCA negative** * p-ANCA/MPO+ in 40% of cases * **Eosinophilia/elevated IgE** * **Adult onset asthma** * **3 phases** * **​**Prodrome, Eosiniphilic, Vasculitic
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Which antigens are associated with p-ANCA and c-ANCA?
p-ANCA = Myeloperoxidase (MPO) c-ANCA = Proteinase 3 (PR3)

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