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B4.071 - Vasculitides Flashcards

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clinical features of GPA

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males>F

hematuria, proteinuria, sinusitis, pneumonitis pulmonary infiltrate with cavitation

PR3-ANCA (cytoplasm)

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pathology of microscopic polyangiitis

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arterioles, small arteries

MPO-anca

PR3 - anca

kidney, RPGN, renal failure

skin involvement

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pathology of giant cell arteritis

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cordlike, nodular vessel with narrow lumen. Granulomatous inflammation, plasma cells, MO, eos, Multinucleated giant cells, fibrosis of media and thick intima

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microscopic polyangiitis is associated with what

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drugs (penicillin, thiazides), bacteria, viruses, TB, endocarditis

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pathology of microscopic polyangiitis

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fibrinoid necrosis, acute inflammation, extravasation of RBCs

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epidemiology of polyarteritis nodosa &

etiology

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men>women

white

immune complex mediated

30% of PAN pts have HBV

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what is kawasaki disease

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acute, necrotizing vasculitis of incancy and early childhood, with fever, rash, conjuctival and oral lesions (strawberry toungue) and lymphadenitis

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what is PR3-ANCA

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anti protease 3 (c-ANCA) Seen in granulomatosis iwth polyangiitis, formerly known as Wegeners granulomatosis

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generalized form of microscopic polyangiitis

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systemic HS

asociated with vascular disease, SLE, RA, SS

HSP, malignancy, dysproteinemis

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10
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what are types of medium vessel vasculitis

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polyarteritis nodosa kawasaki disease

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etiology of vasculitis

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Infectious agents HBV, HSV, CMV, Parvovirus serum sickness bacterial antigens autoantibodies: ANCA

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clinical features of PAN

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young adults

acute, subacute or chronic

varies with affected site (kidney, Ht, liver, GI)

constitutional symptoms, infarcts, necrosis

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giant cell arteritis

narrow lumen, inflammation and giant cells

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clinical features of buergers syndrome

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25-40 yo

men, smokers

intermittend claudication, raynaud syndrome

painful ulcers, gangrene of toes

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pathogenesis of beurgers disease

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smoking

cell mediated immunity, collagen types 2 and 3

genetic factors, HLA A9, B5

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microscopic polyangiitis

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17
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what is thromboangiitis obliterans

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buerger disease

occlusive inflammatory disease of medium and small arteries in distal arms and legs

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what is wegners granulomatosis aka GPA

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systemic necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis

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who gets buerger disease

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smokers, young middle aged men

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what is MPO-ANCA

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antimyeloperoxidase (p-ANCA) seen in microscopic polyangiitis and Churg Strauss syndrome

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21
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treatment of GPA

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steroids

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what is ANCA

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autoantibodies against neutrophil granules, monocyte lysosomes, endothelial cells

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what is giant cell arteritis

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focal, chronic, granulomatous inflammation of temporal artery

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treatment of churg strauss

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steroids

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25
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giant cell arteritis

granulomas

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26
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what is pauci immune

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non infectious vasculitis where you dont see any deposition of anything in the vessels

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treatment of PAN

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steroids and antiinflammatory, immunosuppressive

Treat HBV

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what does wegners affect

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lungs, kidney, upper respiratory tract

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microscopic polyangiitis

note: extravasated RBCs and tons of neutrophils

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30
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what is vasclutitis

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inflammation and necrosis of blood vessels (arteries, veins, capillaries)

31
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how do you monitor an autoimmune vasculitis

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ANCA MPO and PR3 titers, trends with disease activity

32
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localized form of microscopic polyangiitsi

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leukocytoclastic vasculitis

cutaenous necrotizing vasculitis

palable purpura

33
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clinical features of takayasu

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constitutiona

high BP, asymmetry, weak pulse

occular disturbances, cardaic symptoms, CHF, syncope, dizziness

34
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ojo a lymphocytes breaking through the wall

PAN

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what is churg strauss syndrome

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systemic vasculitis with prominent eosinophilia that occurs in young persons with asthma or allergy

36
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typical takayasu patient

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young women

under 50

pulseless disease

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classic patient presentation of giant cell arteritis

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sudden blindness, temporal pain, headache

38
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giant cell arteritis

39
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what are causes of small vessel vasculitis continued

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CVD, malignancy, mixed cryoglobulinemia radiation GPA, wegners lymphomatoid granulomatosis behcet disease duerger disease vascular allograft rejection

40
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epidemiology of giant cell arteritis

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older people 70-80 women>men

41
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pathogenesis of giant cell arteritis

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a form of T cell mediated proinflammatory cytokintes (TNF, HLA-DR4)

42
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what is the most common form of vasculitis

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giant cell arteritis

43
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pathology of buergers disease

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acute inflammation

thrombosis, infarcts

segmental (acute or chronic)

gangrene, amputation

44
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treatment of giant cell artritis

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steroids, anti TNF

45
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left - vasculitis

right - necrotizing granuloma

GPA

46
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what vasculitis is associated with HBV

47
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giant cell arteritis

mixed inflammation and necrosis

48
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gross appearance of purpura in microscopic polyangiitis

49
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what part of the body is immune from PAN

50
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PAN

fibrinoid necrosis

51
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what are types of small vessel vasculitis

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granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) (WG) churg strauss syndrome microscopic polyandiitis

52
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pathogenesis of noninfectious vasculitis

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immune complex deposition in vessel wall antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) Direct attack of endothelial cells by circulating endothelial Abs Cell mediated immunity (T cell)

53
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pathology of takayasu arteritis

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aorta and branches

thick intima, thick wall

panarteritis, with giant cells

luminal narrowing, scarring

Pulseless disease

54
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pulseless disease

55
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what is leukocytoclasis

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cell death

56
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pathology of churg strauss

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necrotizing vasculitis of small/medium sized vessels

granulomas, eosinophilia

ubiquitous similar to microscopic angiitis or PAN

MPO-ANCA (para nuclear)

lungs, kidneys,m Ht, spleen, liver, CNS

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treatment of takayasu

58
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left - normal

right - giant cell arteritis

fragmentation of elastic lamina

59
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giant cell arteritis

60
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what arteries does giant cell arteritis affect

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temporal artery, cranial, aorta

61
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buergers syndrome

62
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PAN

kidney

63
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pathology of GPA

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necrotizing vasculitis. parenchymal/geographic necrosis

granulomatous inflammation

crescentic glomerulonephritis

small arteries, veins and capillaries

64
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what is microscopic polyangiitis

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group of inflammatory vascular lesions affecting small vessels that are thought to represent a response to exogenous substances

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what are types of large vessel vasculitis

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giant cell arteritis takayasu arteritis

67
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symptoms of kawasaki

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affects coronary arteries, aneurysms, rupture, death

68
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takayasu

left - intimal proliferation

thick intima right

69
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what is takayaso arteritis

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inflammatory diesase of unknown etiology of large arteries (aorta and branches)

70
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what is polyarteritis nodosa

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acute necrotizing vasculitis of medium sized muscular arteries

71
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etiology of kawasaki and treatment

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delayed HS t cell reaction

infection with parvovirus B19

IVIG and aspirin

72
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PAN

fibrinoid necrosis, mixed inflammatory cells

73
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clinical features of giant cell arteritis

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benign, self limiting 6-12 mo

muscle aches, polymyalgia rheumatica

visual symptoms, diplopia, blindness

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