Multisystem resp conditions Flashcards
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Wegener granulomatosis- Eti
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- 12 per million
- 4th-5th decade of life
- M = W
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Wegener granulomatosis- Sx
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- Triad of upper & lower resp. tract disease, glomerulonephritis
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Wegener granulomatosis- Dx
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- Renal biopsy: Small vessel vasculitis, granulomatous inflammation & necrosis
- c-ANCA- sensitive and specific
- Chest CT- infiltrates, nodules, masses, cavities
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Churg-Strauss syndrome- Eti/ Sx
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- Idiopathic vasculitis of small & medium artier in pts with asthma
- Commonly affects skin & lung
- Marked eosinophilia
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Churg-Strauss syndrome- Dx
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- Histology: fibrinoid necrotizing epithelioid & eosinophilic granuloma
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Goodpasture syndrome- Eti/ Sx
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- Idiopathic, recurrent alveolar hemorrhage & glomerulonephritis
- Abs mediated- anti-glomerular basement memebrane
- Hemoptysis, pulm hemorrhage, anemia,
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Goodpasture syndrome- Dx
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- IgG immunofluorescence in glomerulo or alveoli
