Chapter 138- Cutaneous necrotizing venulitis Flashcards
The signature lesions of cutaneous necrotizing venulitis
Palpable purpura
The most common subtype of CNV
Cutaneous small vessel vasculitis
Most common form of idiopathic CNV in children
IgA vasculitis
Factor significantly associated with shorter survival in CNV
Older than 65 years old
Factors associated with relapse
- Vascular thrombosis was present in skin biopsy
- (+) ANCA
- Hepatic liver enzymes were elevated
- (+) peripheral neuropathy
Most common sites of CNV
Lower legs»_space; back and gluteal regions
Most consistent laboratory abnormality finding
Elevated ESR
Lesions of cutaneous necrotizing venulitis are common on dependent areas such as
Lower extremities»_space; back, gluteal area
Most common precipitating causes of CNV
Infections
Drugs
Histopath criteria of CNV
- Necrosis of blood vessels with deposition of fibrinoid material
- Dermal cellular infiltrates that consist of neutrophils, mononuclear cells, and extravasated erythrocytes
CNV in association with systemic involvement of blood vessels
Hypersensitive Angiitis/Vasculitis
Systemic polyangiitis
Microscopic polyangiitis
Most common etiology of CNV
Idiopathic
CNV is associated with the ff diseases (4)
Rheumatoid arthritis
Sjogren syndrome
SLE
Hypergammaglobulinemic purpura
Dermatomyositis in adults may be associated with vasculitis of GIT
True or False
False, children
Solid malignancies are the most common malignancies associated with CNV.
True or False
False, hematologic malignancies like CML, NHL, HL, CLL, AML, myelodysplastic syndrome
The most common cutaneous feature in patients with ANCA
Palpable purpura
IgA vasculitis occurs in __% of children
75
Preceded by URTI but presents with abdominal pain, melena, arthralgia, hematuria.
Henoch Schonlein purpura/ IgA vasculitis/ anaphylactoid purpura
Predictive factor for long term renal involvement in HSP
Involvement of UE and LE
_% associated with relapse of HSP and involves one of the ff factors.
23%
- Longer duration of initial episode
- Joint manifestations
- Lack of infectious cause
Acute hemorrhagic edema in infancy occurs in less than __ years old, with slight predominance in __.
2; M
Initial sign of AHE
Facial edema