Vasculitides

Question 1

Which ANCA vasculitis affects kidney, lungs and nose? Which affects lungs and nose? Which affects just lungs?

Answer 1

Wegener’s = kidneys, lungs and nose.
Microscopic polyangiitis = lungs and nose.
Churg-Strauss = lungs.

Question 2

What vasculitis is associated with c-ANCA vs. p-ANCA

Answer 2

C-ANCA = Wegener's, aka granulomatous vasculitis
P-ANCA = microscopic polyangiits and churg-Strauss

Question 3

Which large vessel vasculitis affects Asian women older than 40?

Answer 3

Takayasu arteritis

Question 4

Which vasculitis causes oral and genital skin ulcers

Answer 4

Behcet’s

Question 5

Which medium vessel vasculitis is associated with mononeuritis multiplex?

Answer 5

Polyarteritis nodosa

Question 6

How do you treat temporal arteritis?

Answer 6

High dose steroid and aspirin

Question 7

People with PMR have a ESR > how much?

Answer 7

50

Question 8

What skin symptom of takayasu arteritis is seen on legs?

Answer 8

Erythema nodosum

Question 9

What 3 rheumatologic disorders is polyarteritis nodosa seen in?

Answer 9

RA, SLE, Sjogren’s

Question 10

1 cause of death in people with polyarteritis nodosa

Answer 10

Glomerulonephritis