Vasculitis in general

Question 1

vasculitis definition

Answer 1

inflammation of blood vessels, which results in vessel wall thickening, stenosis, occlusion and subsequent ischaemia

Question 2

vasculitis is classified according to what

Answer 2

international chapel- hill consensus

Question 3

types of vasculitis

Answer 3

• ANCA associated small vessel vasculitis
• Immune complex small vessel vasculitis
• medium vessel vasculitis
• large vessel vasculitis

Question 4

general symptoms of all vasculitis

Answer 4

fever, weight loss, fatigue, non-blanching purpuric rash, arthralgia

Question 5

types of ANCA associated small vessel vasculitis

Answer 5

1. GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS (PREVIOUSLY WEIGNERS) (GPA)
2. MICROSCOPIC POLYANGIITIS (MPA)
3. EOSINOPHILIC GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS (PREVIOUSLY CHURG STRAUSS)
4. RENAL LIMITED VASCULITIS

Question 6

types of immune complex small vessel vasculitis

Answer 6

1. CRYOGLOBULNEMIC VASCULITIS
2. IGA VASCULITIS (HENOCH-SCHONLEN)
3. HYPOCOMPLEMENTMIC URTOCARAIAL VASCULITIS (ANTI-C1Q VASCULITIS)

Question 7

types of medium vessel vasculitis

Answer 7

1. POLYARTERTIS NODOSA

2. KAWASAKI DISEASE

Question 8

types of large vessel vasculitis

Answer 8

1. TAKAYASU ARTERITIS

2. GIANT CELL ARTERITIS