SM_249a: Vasculitis Flashcards
Vasculitides may be classified by ____
Vasculitides may be classified by vessel size
Large vessel vasculitis includes ____ and ____
Large vessel vasculitis includes Takayasu arteritis and giant cell arteritis
Giant cell arteritis affects ____ ____ most commonly
Giant cell arteritis affects older women most commonly
(most common form of arteritis, average onset 73 years, Northern European ancestry)
Giant cell arteritis clinical features include ____, ____, ____, ____, ____, and ____
Giant cell arteritis clinical features include new headache, constitutional symptoms, jaw claudication, symptoms of polymyalgia, partial or complete loss of vision, and arm claudication
Describe giant cell arteritis diagnostics
Giant cell arteritis diagnostics
- Laboratory studies: marked elevation in ESR and CRP, thrombocytosis may be seen
- Imaging: temporal artery ultrasound, MRA, PET
- Biopsy: temporal artery, should be done urgently on all patients with suspected GCA, yield remains high even after several weeks of treatment
____ should be done urgently in all patients with suspected giant cell arteritis
Temporal artery biopsy on the affected side should be done urgently in all patients with suspected giant cell arteritis
Giant cell arteritis pathology involves ____, ____, ____, and ____
Giant cell arteritis pathology involves inflammation often centered on internal elastic lamina, multinucleated giant cells, granulomas, and focal fibrinoid necrosis
Giant cell arteritis treatment includes ____ and ____
Giant cell arteritis treatment includes high-dose corticosteroids and tocilizumab (anti IL-6)
Takayasu arterities is ____ but most commonly affects the ____, ____, or ____ arteries
Takayasu arteritis is a large vessel vasculitis that can affect any artery but most commony affects aorta, subclavia, or carotid arteries
(pulmonary artery involvement also common)
Takayasu arteritis is characterized by ____, ____, or ____
Takayasu arteritis is characterized by segmental stenosis, dilatation, or aneurysm formation
Takayasu arteritis is seen in patients aged ____, ____, and has greatest prevalence in ____
Takayasu arteritis is seen in patients aged ≤ 40 years old, females, and has greatest prevalence in Asia
Describe Takayasu arteritis clinical features
Takayasu arteritis clinical features
- Depend on vascular bed
- Symptoms to suspect Takayasu arteritis in patient ≤ 40: constitutional symptoms (absent in up to 50% at onset), unexplained lightheadedness, extemity pain / claudication, bruits, or absent/diminished pulses or BP difference > 10 mmHg
Takayasu arteritis laboratory findings show ____ and ESR and CRP ____
Takayasu arteritis laboratory findings show no specific lab abnormality and ESR and CRP are often elevated but can be negative despite active disease
Takayasu arteritis pathology includes ____, ____, ____, and ____
Takayasu arteritis pathology includes granulomatous panarteritis, intimal hyperplasia, fixed stenosis and occlusions, and occasional aneurysm
___ is crucial for Takayasu arteritis diagnosis
Imaging is crucial for Takayasu arteritis diagnosis
(noninvasive such as CTA / MRA / PET most common)
Describe Takayasu arteritis treatment
Takayasu arteritis treatment
- High-dose corticosteroids initially: high relapse rate if tapered
- Methotrexate or azathioprine are preferred steroid-sparing agents to help maintain remission
Surgical bypass with good results in certain specific situations - Angioplasty ± stenting has generally been associated with high failure rates
- Early recognition and initiation of therapy are critical because aortic regurgiation and acute MI are common and can cause death
Compare and contrast giant cell arteritis and Takayasu arteritis
Gziant cell arteritis and Takayasu arteritis
Medium sized vasculitides include ____ and ____
Medium sized vasculitides include polyarteritis nodosa and Kawasaki disease
Polyarteritis nodosa is ____, more common in ____, and typically presents between ages ____
Polyarteritis nodosa is a systemic necrotizing vasculitis of medium-sized muscular arteries (often at branch points), more common in males, and typically presents between ages 40-60
(but can affect any age group, primary or secondary)
Secondary polyarteritis nodosa is primarily associated with ____
Secondary polyarteritis nodosa is primarily associated with HBV
(also HCV, HIV, hairy cell leukemia)
Polyarteritis nodosa involves ____, ____, and ____
Polyarteritis nodosa involves transmural inflammation, no giant cells or granulomas, and often dfiferent phases of vasculitis occurring within different vessels or one vessel at the same time
Polyarteritis nodosa clinical features include ____, ____, ____, ____, ____, and ____
Polyarteritis nodosa clinical features include cutaneous, renal disease (not glomerular), neuropathy, mesenteric ischemia, orchitis, and myalgia/weakness
- Cutaneous: nodules, purpura, livedo reticularis, ulcers
Describe polyarteritis nodosa treatment
Polyarteritis nodosa treatment
- Mild: glucocorticoid monotherapy, methotrexate or azathioprine for resistant disease
- Moderate to severe: glucorticoid and cyclophosphamide
- Viral associated secondary polyarteritis nodosa: check for HBV, appropriate antiviral therapy (± glucocorticoids and/or immunosuppression)
Kawasaki disease is ____ and that is more common in ____ ____
Kawasaki disease is an acute febrile typically self-limited vasculitis seen in young children that is more common in Asian boys
(#1 cause of acquired heart disease in kids, presents betwen 6 months and 5 years of age)
Kawasaki disease clinical manifestations include ____ and ____
Kawasaki disease clinical manifestations include strawberry tongue and erythematous rash