Types of vasculitis Flashcards
Temporal giant cell arteritis
Elderly with artery on side of head.
ESR will b elevated
Treat with corticosteroids and temporal artery biopsy
Elevated ESR vasculitis
Giant cell arteritis
And Takayasu arteritis
Takayasu arteritis
Asian females
Pulseless disease with weak upper pulses. Narrowing of the aortic arch.
ESR elevation
Polyarteritis nodosa
Young adults with hepatitis D
Immune complex mediated transmural inflammation of the arterial wall with fibrinoid necrosis.
Associated with young adults and hepatitis D
Polyarteritis nodosa
Kawasaki disease
Asian children less than 4 years old.
May develop coronary artery aneurysms
Strawberry tongue, hand foot changes, fever, rash conjunctival injection
Occurs in asian children less than 4 years old.
Kawasaki disease.
Buergers disease
Heavy smokers***
Phlebitis in the digits leading to gangrene.
Most common type of phebitis seen in hardcore smokers.
Buergers disease.
Medium sized vessel vasculitis
Polyarteritis nodosa
Kawasaki disease
Buergers disease
Large sized vessel vasculitis
Temporal giant cell arteritis
Takayasu arteritis
Small vessel vasculitis
Granulomatosis with polyangitis
Microscopic polyangitis
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Upper respiratory tract perforation of nasal septum.
Hemoptysis, cough, hematuria
Red cell casts
Associated with ANCA proteinases
Associated with ANCA proteinases
Granulomatosis with polyangitis
Microscopic polyangitis
Necrotizing vasculitis involving lung, kidneys, skin.
ANCA related as well.
