Vasculitis Flashcards
List the 3 subtypes of vasculitis
- Skin limited
- Primary cutaneous with secondary systemic
- Systemic vasculitis with cutaneous involvement
List 2 large vessel vasculitides
- Takayasu arteritis
- Temporal arteritis (Giant cell)
List 2 medium vessel vasculitides
- Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN)
- Kawasaki disease
List 3 mixed vessel (small/medium)
- ANCA-associated
- Microscopic polyangiitis
- Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s)
- Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss)
List 3 cutaneous small vessel vasculitides (CSVV)
- Henoch-Schönlein purpura
- Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy
- Urticarial vasculitis
- Erythema elevatum diutinum
- Secondary causes
- Drug exposure
- Infections
- Malignancies (most often hematologic)
List 3 immune complex small-vessel vasculitides
- Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis
- IgA vasculitis (Henoch-Schönlein purpura)
- Hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis (anti-C1q vasculitis)
What are skin lesions associated with small vessel vasculitis?
- Palpable or macular purpura
- Petechiae
- Targetoid lesions
- Vesicles
- Pustules
- Urticarial papules
What is the term for the area circled?
Neutrophil dust
In small vessel vaculitis, how long after the triggering event do skin lesions appear?
7-10 days
What are skin lesions associated with medium vessel vasculitis
Livedo racemosa
Retiform purpura
Ulcers
What is the diagnosis?
What type of vessels are affected?
IgA vasculitis (HSP)
small vessel
What type of vessels are involved?
small vessel
If you are suspecting cutaneous small vessel vasculitis (CSVV), what test should you request with your biopsy?
Direct immunofluorescence
What type of biopsy should you take if you are suspecting medium-vessel vasculitis?
Deep incisional biopsy into subcutaneous fat
In vasculitis, where should you take the biopsy from ulcers?
the edge, including peripheral rim of inflammation
In cutaneous small vessel vasculitis (CSVV), how often is direct immunofluorescence (DIF) positive?
What is typically positive?
What is the expected result in ANCA-associated vasculitis with DIF?
80%
C3, IgM, IgA +/- IgG
Negative
Is vasculitis itchy?
No, it shouldn’t be
What is the diagnosis?
Calciphylaxis