Vasculitis - GPA, EGPA, PAN, MPA, Henoch Schonlein Purpura Flashcards
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
-presentation
-investigations
-management
ENT + RESP + KIDNEY
URT - nose bleeds, sinusitis
LRT - SOB, hemoptysis
Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis => renal failure
Saddle nose
Vasculitic rash, eye involvement, cranial nerve lesion
CANCA
CXR - presentation varies
Renal biopsy - crescents in bowman’s capsule
CS
Cyclophosphamide
Plasma exchange
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss syndrome)
-presentation
-investigations
-management
More allergic-like - asthma, eosinophilia
Sinusitis
Mononeuritis multiplex
PANCA
Eosinophilia
CS
Cyclophosphamide
Polyarteritis nodosa
-presentation
Inflammation of vessel => intimal thickening and weakening => aneurysm => significant bleeding
-also causes organ infarcts, mainly kidney
Systemic - fever, malaise, weight loss, joint pain
CV - HTN
Neuro - mononeuritis multiplex, sensorimotor polyneuropathy
Renal - hematuria, renal failure, testicular pain
Derm - livedo reticularis
ASSOCIATION WITH HEP B
Biopsy of clinically affected organ to confirm
Blood - assess involvement of organs
CXR - rule out GPA
Imaging - arteriography or CT/MRI to assess for aneurysms
Mild with no end organ damage - PO pred
-alternative - azathioprine/methotrexate + tolerable pred dose
Moderate/severe with end organ damage - high dose GC + cyclophosphamide
-azathioprine/methotrexate for remission
Microscopic polyangiitis
-presentation
-investigations
-management
Unknown trigger induces AI response against MPO and PR3 (PANCA, CANCA)
Systemic - fever, weight loss
MSK - myalgia, arthralgia
Neuro - peripheral neuropathy, convulsions, cerebral hemorrhage/infarct
Renal - rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
Resp - pulmonary hemorrhage
Urine dip, protein:creatinine ratio - renal involvement => nephrology referral
Bloods
-FBC - exclude lymphoproliferative disorders
-LFT - systemic, liver involvement
-U&E - renal involvement
-CRP, ESR - can be high
-AB - ANA, RF, ANCA
Biopsy - depending on organ involved
Non severe - CS + methothrexate/mycophenolate mofetil
Severe - CS + cyclophosphamide
Refractory - vasculitis center referral + rituximab/IVIG
Maintenance - low dose CS + azathioprine
PANCA
-associations with other conditions
UC
PSC
Anti GBM
Crohns
Henoch Schonlein purpura
-presentation
-investigations
-management
IgA mediated small vessel vasculitis
Overlap with IgA nephropathy
IN CHILDREN AFTER INFECTION - TETRAD OF
-palpable purpuric rash over buttocks, ext surfaces
-abdo pain
-polyarthritis
-features of IgA nephropathy
No diagnostic tests but can rule out other differentials
-ITP
-SLE, RA
-IgA nephropathy
Self limiting
-simple analgesia - avoid NSAIDs in active GI bleeds
Renal involvement (declining renal function/nephrotic) - IV CS
Monitor
-6 months - periodic urine dip, BP to detect progressive renal disease