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Vasculitis (Postlew) Flashcards

This is not all-encompassing, just tried to hit some high points

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Primary finding in vasculitis

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inflammation within blood vessel walls

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What arteries does Polyarteritis Nodosa affect?

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medium-sized

spares arterioles, venules, capillaries

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Polyarteritis Nodosa is associated with…

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Hep B (30% of patients)

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Polyarteritis Nodosa: epidemiology

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slight male predominance

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Polyarteritis Nodosa: Clinical Manifestations

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  • -neuropathy
  • -kidney involvement (= HTN and renal failure)
  • -testicular tenderness
  • -cardiac involvement (MI, CHF, pericarditis)
  • -skin (livedo reticularis)
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Polyarteritis Nodosa: lab findings

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↑ESR, ↑CRP, hematuria, ↑creatinine

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Cutaneous Polyarteritis Nodosum is associated with…

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Hep C

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How is Buerger’s Disease characterized?

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Granulomatous inflammation, which predominantly affects vascular supply to the lower limbs

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Buerger’s Disease: epidemiology

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young adult M, tobacco smokers

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Which CT disorders can be associated with IC-mediated vasculitis?

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SLE, Sjögren’s syndrome, and RA

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What is the most prominent feature in Immune Complex-Mediated Small Vessel Vasculitis?

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Cutaneous involvement of small blood vessels

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What is the classic cutaneous symptom associated with Immune Complex-Mediated Small Vessel Vasculitis?

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palpable purpura

pustules, vesicles, urticaria, small ulcerations may also be found

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Hypersensitivity Vasculitis usually occurs secondary to…

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drug exposures or infections

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How is Hypersensitivity Vasculitis characterized?

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IC deposition in capillaries, postcapillary venules and arterioles

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Clinical manifestations of Hypersensitivity Vasculitis?

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  • -purpura
  • -arthritis
  • -glomerulonephritis
  • -colicky abdominal pain
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Henoch-Schonlein Purpura: epidemiology

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90% in children

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What vessels does Henoch-Schonlein Purpura affect?

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small vessels, primarily postcapillary venules

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What is characteristically present in Henoch-Schonlein Purpura?

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IgA

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Henoch-Schonlein Purpura: classic tetrad

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purpura, arthritis, abdominal pain, GN

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Henoch-Schonlein Purpura: lab findings

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↑ESR, ↑CRP, hematuria, ↑creatinine, RBC casts present (if renal involvement)

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Cryoglobulinemia Vasculitis is most often associated with…

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long-standing hep C infection

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How are types II/III of Cryoglobulinemia Vasculitis different than type I?

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IgM and IgG (polyclonal)
associated with hep C, Sjogrens, SLE
result in IC-mediated vasculitis

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Cryoglobulinemia Vasculitis: clinical manifestations

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  • -palpable purpura with ulcers
  • -systemic symptoms
  • -neurological involvement, peripheral neuropathy
  • -Raynaud’s
  • -Digital ischemia (often secondary to cold_
  • -Secondary Sjogren’s
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Cryoglobulinemia Vasculitis: lab findings

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↑ESR, ↓C4, (+) RF

25
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What happens if heparin is in collection tubes when trying to dx Cryoglobulinemia Vasculitis?

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can → false (+) cryofirinogen

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Cryoglobulinemia Vasculitis: pathology

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leukocytoclastic vasculitis with IgM + C3 deposits in/around small and medium sized vessels

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What vessels does Giant Cell Arteritis (Temporal) affect?

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large sized arteries originating from the arch of the aorta

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How is Giant Cell Arteritis characterized?

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Granulomatous inflammation

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Giant Cell Arteritis: epidemiology

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Age >50, Females 3:1, Northern European ancestry

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Giant Cell Arteritis: potentially serious complication

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thoracic aortic aneurysms

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Clinical Manifestations of GCA?

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  • -Systemic symptoms (fever, weight loss, fatigue)
  • -Temporal headaches
  • -Visual disturbances (can progress to sudden blindness; due to ↓blood to ophthalmic a)
  • -Jaw or tongue claudication
  • -Arthralgias
  • -Tender, swollen temporal artery
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GCA: lab findings?

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markedly elevated ESR

33
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If you think a patient may have Giant Cell Arteritis, what is the first thing you should do?

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begin trx to prevent blindness; do NOT wait for biopsy

34
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What vessels does Takayasu’s Arteritis affect?

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large-sized arteries + involvement of aortic arch + branches (+ coronary/pulm arteries)

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How is Takayasu’s Arteritis characterized?

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Granulomatous inflammation

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Takayasu’s Arteritis: epidemiology

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adolescent girls and young women of Asian descent

37
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What vessels does Kawasaki Disease affect?

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small and medium-sized muscular arteries, especially coronary arteries

38
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Kawasaki Disease: epidemiology

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Children, Asian ancestry

39
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Kawasaki Disease is known to cause…

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acquired heart disease (**esp in US and Japan)

40
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What causes most of the mortality in Kawasaki Disease?

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Coronary lesions

diseases causes pericardial effusion, myocarditis, aneurysms, MI

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Clinical Manifestations of Kawasaki Disease?

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fever, rash, strawberry tongue, erythema of palms/soles, edema of hands/feet, conjunctival injection…

42
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What occurs in the second week of Kawasaki Disease?

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profound lymphocytosis

43
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Cutaneous vasculitis in Connective Tissue Diseases is associated with…

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hypocomplementemia and ↑↑ANAs

44
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Pathology associated with Connective Tissue Disease Associated Vasculitis?

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IgG and C3 deposition in/around dermal blood vessels +/- IgM

45
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What are the hallmarks of Rheumatoid Vasculitis?

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  • -Pupuric lesions +/- concomitant medium vessel vasculitis

- -Deep cutaneous ulcer over malleoli

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Rheumatoid Vasculitis typically occurs in patients with what condition?

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nodular, joint-destructive, RF(+) RA

47
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Clinical manifestations associated with Microscopic Polyangiitis?

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  • -glomerulonephritis
  • -lung involvement + pulm hemorrhage
  • -skin involvement
  • -systemic symptoms
48
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Microscopic Polyangiitis: lab findings

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↑ ESR
↑ CRP
RBC casts in urine
↑creatinine
ANCA positive (usually p-ANCA)
49
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Granulumatosis With Polyangiitis: Clinical Manifestations (classic triad?)

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**ENT, respiratory tract and kidney involvement

glomerulonephritis, sinusitis, nasal ulcerations, saddle nose, +/- pulm infiltrates or nodules

50
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Most notable lab finding associated with Granulumatosis with Polyangiitis?

51
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Allergic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis: lab findings

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↑ESR, eosinophilia, eosinophiluria, RBC casts, proteinuria

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Allergic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis: Clinical manifestations

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Systemic symptoms (fever, weight loss, fatigue)
Lungs: dyspnea, cough
Neurological: peripheral neuropathy
GU: eosinophilic granulomas of urinary tract and/or prostate

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Bechet’s Disease: clinical manifestations

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  • -Oral and genital ulcers
  • -ocular lesions
  • -Cutaneous lesions (pyoderma gangrenousum-like lesions, pathergy lesions)
  • -arthritis
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Bechet’s Disease: epidemiology

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20’s and 30’s, M=F

in US/Korea/China F>M, in Middle East M>F

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