Vasculitis

Question 1

Pathogenesis

Answer 1

inflammation of blood vessels vessel wall thickening stenosis occlusion - ischaemia

Question 2

how does it present?

Answer 2

varies with type of inflammation, BV size involved, distribution fevermalaise weight loss fatigue

Question 3

large vessel vasculitis examples

Answer 3

Takayasu arteritis giant cell arteritis

Question 4

medium vessel vasculitis examples

Answer 4

polyarteritis nodosa Kawasaki disease

Question 5

ANCA-associated small-vessel vasculitis examples

Answer 5

microscopic polyangiitis granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener) Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss)

Question 6

Immune complex small-vessel vasculitis

Answer 6

cryoglobulinemic vasculitis IgA vasculitis (Henoch-Schonlein) Hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis (anti-C1q vasculitis)Anti-GBM disease