Vasculitides Flashcards
Complication of giant cell (temporal) arteritis?
- Elderly female > 50
- Unilateral HA, jaw claudication, flu-like sx
BLINDNESS (ophthalmic artery occlusion)
What condition is giant cell (temporal) arteritis associated with?
Polymyalgia rheumatica
What artery is giant cell (temporal) arteritis associated with?
Branches of carotid –> temporal
giant cell (temporal) arteritis bx shows?
Focal granulomatous inflammation (segmental)
giant cell (temporal) arteritis labs?
Elevated ESR
giant cell (temporal) arteritis Rx?
Corticosteroids to prevent blindness
What do people call Takayasu arteritis?
- Asian females
“Pulseless DZ” - weak UE pulses
Takayasu arteritis bx?
Granulomatous thickening
What artery is involved with Takayasu arteritis?
Aortic arch and proximal great vessels
Takayasu arteritis labs?
Elevated ESR
Takayasu arteritis Rx?
Corticosteroids
What infection is polyarteritis nodosa associated with?
- Young adult male
- Fever, weight loss malaise, HA
- Abdominal pain, melena
- HTN, neuro dysfunction, cutaneous eruptions, renal damage
Hepatitis B
What vessels does polyarteritis nodosa involve?
Renal and visceral vessels
NOT pulmonary arteries (lungs are spared)
Pathogenesis of polyarteritis nodosa?
Immune complex mediated
polyarteritis nodosa bx?
Transmural inflammation of arterial wall with fibrinoid necrosis
- Different stages of inflammation in different vessels