Vasculitis Flashcards
vasculitis is characterized by what 3 factors?
- size of blood vessel
- predilection of certain organ systems
- chracteristic pathologic features
vasculitis is classified by?
size of vessel involved
- large - aorta & great veesels
- medium - splanchnic vessels
- small - capillaries, arterioles, venules to lungs, kidneys, and skin
what two conditions could be considered a spectrum of one disease?
- polymyaglia rheumatica
- temporal arteries
- pain, stiffness in neck, shoulders, lower back, hips and thighs
- few have joint swelling
- MC fever, malaise, wt loss
- may have: trouble combing hair, putting on coat, or rising out of chair
polymyalgia rheumatica
w/u for polymyalgia rheumatica
- CBC, ESR, CRP - anemia, inflammation
tx polymyalgia rheumatica
- prednisone
- reeval if no impprovement in 72 h
- MTX when tapering prednisone to control flares
- monitor ESR
temporal arteritis is MC in who?
- women
- scandinavian descent
- > 50y
- possible FHx
- associated with HLA-DR4
cause of temporal arteritis
- systemic panarateritis affecting medium and large-seize vessels
- proliferation of intima and fragmentation of interal elastic lamina
- involving +1 branches of carotid artery - MC temporal artery
- pathophys from ischemia
- antigen driven-activated T-lymphocyte macrophages and dendritic cells
- HA, scalp tenderness visual sx, jaw claudication or throat pain
- Fever, anemia fatigue, anorexia, weight loss, sweats arthralgias
- blindness possible
- tender temporal artery
- diminished pulses or bruits possible
temporal arteritis
nonclassical s/s of temporal arteritis
large artery involvement - aortic regurg, arm claudication, rsp tract problems, mononeuritis multiplex or FUO (chills, sweats, nml WBC)
w/u for temporal arteritis
- elevated ESR
- CBC - anemia, thrombocytosis
- ALP
- CK NOT elevated
- BX if ocular sx
tx for temporal arteritis
- prednisone
- ASA to reduce visual loss or stroke
- tocilizumab
- IV methylprednisolone if vision loss
complications of temporal arteritis
- ischemic optic neuropathy
- CVA, scalp or tongue infarction
- subclavian artery stenosis
pt with temporal arterities are 17-18x more likely to have what condition?
thoracic aortic aneurysm
what toxicity can be seen in 35-65% of temporal arteritis pts
glucocorticoid toxicity
what condition is caused by a multisystem necrotizing arteritis involving small and medium sized musclar arteries which involves the renal and visceral arteries?
spares lungs, can affect bronchial vessels
polyarteritis nodosa (PAN)
acute stages of PAN
- PMN leukocytes infiltrate all layers of vessel wall and perivascular areas
- mononuclear cells infiltrate area and lesion progresses
- fibrinoid necrosis
- healing of lesions
- aneurysmal dilation up to 1 cm
s/s of PAN
- insidious onset
- nonspecific/flu-like (hallmark): fever, abd pain, extremity pain, livdeo reicularis, mononeuritis multiplex
- combo of mononeuritis multiplex + systemic illness
- digital gangrene
- MC LE ulcerations near malleoli
- arteritis w/o GN
- renin-mediated HTN
- diffuse periumbilical pain - preipitated by eating (mesenteric vasculitis)
- possible cardiac involvement, MI
w/u for PAN
- anemia
- elevated EST
- leukocytosis with predominance of NEUT
- classic PAN: (-) ANCA, low titers of RF/ANCA
- Test for Hep B
- genetic eval if childhoos onset
- DX: bx/angiogram - nodular lesions, painful testes, nerve/muscle
mgmt for PAN
-
high dose CS
- critically ill - pulse methylprednisolone - cyclophosphamide
- MTX / azathioprine to maintain remission
- HBV+: glucocorticoid + anti-HBV, plasmapheresis
poor prognostics for PAN
- CKD w/ Cr >1.6
- proteinuria >1
- GI ischemia
- CNS dz
- cardiac involvement
Death MCC GI or CV causes
complications of PAN
- GI-bowel infarction, hemorrhage
- CV
- cyclophosphamide tx
- glucocorticord toxicity
granulomatous vasculitis of the upper and lower rsp tract together with GN
granulomatois with polyangiitis