vasculitis Flashcards
vasculitis is
inflammation of blood vessels
__ are seen in blood vessel walls in vasculitis
leukocytes
typical inflammation sxs
fever
myalgias
arthralgias
fatigue
organ/disease specific sxs in vasculitis due to
vessel lumen narrows or occludes from inflammation
large vessel vasculitis includes
temporal arteritis
takayasu’s arteritis
medium vessel vasculitis includes
polyarteritis nodosa
kawasaki disease
buerger’s disease
small vessel vasculitis includes
churg-strauss
Wegener’s granulomatosis
microscopic polyangitis
henoch-schonlein purpura
purpura
red-purple skin lesions
palpable purpura is due to
extravagtion of blood into skin (code for vasculitis)
non palpable purpura is usually
noninflammatory
vasculitis treatment
steroids or cyclophosphamide
features of temporal arteritis
elderly female
HA
features of takayasus
again female
pulseless
features Kawasaki disease
asian child
red rash
strawberry tongue
features buergers disease
smokers hands
features of polyarteritis nodosa
hep b
features of henoch-schonlein purpura
child
URI
melena
features of charge strauss
asthma
eosinophils
p-ANCA
features of Wegener’s granulomatosis
sinus
kidneys
lungs
c-ANCA
microscopic polyangitis
kidneys
lungs
p-ANCA
temporal arteritis narrowing of
temporal artery system
sxs of temporal arteritis
HA
jaw claudication
if temporal arteritis is not treated it can lead to
blindness
diagnosis of temporal arteritis
biopsy of temporal artery (granulomas)
treat temporal arteritis with
high dose steroids
takayasu’s arteritis is due to
granulomatous thickening of aortic arch and branches
takayasu’s arteritis classical sxs
weak pulses one arm
kawasaki disease is due to
narrowing of proximal great vessels
classic involvement of Kawasaki
skin
lips
tongue
sxs of Kawasaki
red rash
strawberry tongue
feared complication of Kawasaki
coronary aneurysms (MI)
treatment of Kawasaki
IV immunoglobulin and aspirin
scarlet fever
fever
sore throat***
sandpaper skin
strawberry skin
Reye’s syndrome characterized by
encephalopathy
liver failure
fatty infiltration
Reye’s syndrome sxs
vomiting
confusion
seizures
coma
Reye’s syndrome often follows
viral illness
Reye’s syndrome caused by
diffuse mitochondrial insult
Reye’s syndrome associated with
aspirin use in children
buergers disease seen in
male smokers
burgers disease is due to
poor blood flow to hands/feet
treatment for buerger’s disease
smoking cessation
polyarteritis nodosa due to
immune complex mediated
polyarteritis nodosa is what type of hypersensitivity
type III
polyarteritis nodosa sxs
motor/sensory deficits
nodules/purpura on skin
renal failure
polyarteritis classic case
hep B+
nerve deficits
skin nodules
purpura
renal failure
henoch-schonlein purpura is the mc
childhood systemic vasculitis
henoch-schonlein purpura is associated with
IgA
henoch-schonlein purpura sxs
palpable purpura on buttocks/legs
abd pain, melena
nephritis
henoch-schonlein purpura classic cause
child with recent URI
palpable purpura
melena
__ is best test for henoch-schonlein
tissue biopsy
ANCA diseases
churg-strauss syndrome
wegener’s granulomatosis
microscopic polyangiitis
ANCA all have
pulmonary & renal involvement
c-ANCA seen in
wegener’s
p-ANCA seen in
charge-strauss
microscopic polyangitis
churg-strauss sxs
asthma
sinusitis
neuropathy
__ is seen in charge Strauss
eosinophilia
wegener’s granulomatosis ses
sinusitis, otitis media, hemoptysis
renal sxs of wageners
hematuria
red cell casts
__ on biopsy of wegener’s
granulomas
microscopic polyangitis sxs
hemoptysis, kidney failure, purport
microscopic polyangitis is just like wegeners except
no sinusitis
P-anca no C-anca
no granulomas
good pastures syndrome due to
antibody to collagen
sxs of good pasture syndrome
hemoptysis & nephritic syndrome
classic cause of good pastures
young male
hemoptysis
hematuria
biopsy of temporal arteritis reveals
multinucleated giant cells
patients with polyarteritis nodosa present with
tender skin nodules
fibrinoid necrosis is associated with
polyarteritis nodosa
c-ANCA are antibodies against
proteinase-3
p-ANCA are antibodies against
myeloperoxidase