Vasculitides, Misc + CDB Flashcards
MC vasculitis in children
HSP
Immune-mediated vasculitis that affects the GI tract, joints, and kidneys and causes a characteristic rash
HSP
Size of vessels involved in HSP
Small
HSP commonly follows a
URI caused by group A strep or a virus
Deposited in small vessels of skin and glomeruli of patients with HSP
IgA and C3
Hallmark of HSP
Palpable purpura
Seen in biopsy of HSP
Leukoclastic angiitis
Henoch-Schonlein Purpura is associated with what GI complication?
Intussusception
Old rotavirus vaccine causes this GI problem
Intussusception
Most common cause of nonthrombocytopenic purpura in children
HSP
T/F HSP is usually benign and self-limited
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2nd MC vasculitis in children
Kawasaki disease
What are the other names for kawasaki disease
Mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
Infantile polyartritis nodosa
Criteria for Kawasaki Disease
Fever of greater than or equal to 5 days plus at least 4 of the following (first 4 are the PRINCIPAL criteria):
1) Non-suppurative bilateral conjunctivitis
2) Mucocutaneous lesions (strawberry tongue, dry red cracked lips, diffuse erythema of oral cavity)
3) Induration of palms and soles
4) Unilateral non-suppurative cervical LAD > 1.5 cm
5) Polymorphic truncal rash
Management for Kawasaki disease
IVIg
High-dose aspirin (↓ high platelets)
To be given within 10 days of disease onset
ASA therapy can cause what syndrome
Reye syndrome
MC cardiac complication of Kawasaki disease
Coronary artery aneurysm
Kawasaki: Characteristic desquamation
Glove and stocking (periungual) desquamation of fingers and toes
Goals in the treatment of Kawasaki
1) Acute phase: Decrease inflammation of coronary artery and myocardium
2) After acute phase: Prevent thrombosis and platelet aggregation
Etiology of Kawasaki disease
Unknown
T/F Kawasaki: Affects children (> 80% under age 4 years)
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T/F Kawasaki: More common in Asians than other racial groups
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T/F Kawasaki: More common in females than males (ratio 1.5:1)
F, males
Vasculitis: Sterile pyuria
Aseptic meningitis
Thrombocytosis
Desquamation of fingers and toes
Kawasaki
Most significant sequelae of Kawasaki
Coronary aneurysms (usually resolve within 12 months of adequate therapy)
Pericardial effusion
CHF
Kawasaki, initial study at diagnosis to establish baseline and to evaluate for early coronary aneurysms
2D echo
KD most commonly occurs in children younger than ___ of age, with a peak between ___, and is rare in children older than ___
5 years, 2 to 3 years, 7 years
KD predominantly affect the ___ arteries
Medium sized arteries particularly coronary arteries
5 day fever +
Coronary artery abnormalities
If there is more than 4 principal criteria of Kawasaki, you can diagnose KD in what day of illness
4th day of fever
Most important manifestation of Kawasaki
Aneurysmal involvement of coronary arteries, NOT myocarditis
Phases of Kawasaki
- acute febrile phase - heralded by high fever w/o apparent source, lasts for 1-2 weeks
- subacute phase - resolution of fever, desquamation, thrombocytosis, highest incidence of sudden death, last 2 weeks
- convalescence phase - disappearance of sx, until ESR is normal ( 6-8 wks after onset of illness)
Kawasaki: Giant coronary artery aneurysms, which are rare but occur most commonly in very young children, can appear during this phase
Acute phase
Kawasaki: This phase heralds the onset of coronary artery aneurysms
Subacute phase
Poses the highest risk of morbidity and mortality in Kawasaki
Coronary artery aneurysm
Risk factors for development of coronary artery aneurysms in Kawasaki
Prolonged fever, prolonged elevation of inflammatory parameters (ESR), age younger than 1 year or older than 6 years, and male gender
Beau lines of the fingernails may appear during this phase
Convalescent
May be given to prevent Reye syndrome with ASA
Flu vaccine
The only illness for which it is okay to give aspirin to a child
Kawasaki
A necrotizing inflammation of the small and MEDIUM-sized muscular arteries with FIBRINOID necrosis, thrombosis, and infarction; gangrene of distal extremities is found in severe disease
Polyarteritis nodosa
Infection associated with polyarteritis nodosa
HBV infection
Vasculitis associated with p-ANCA
Polyarteritis nodosa