Week 4: Vasculitis & Valvular Pathology Flashcards
general term for vessel wall inflammation with protean manifestations depending on the vascular bed affected
vasculitis
two mechanisms for vasculitis
immune-mediated inflammation
direct invasion of vascular walls by infectious pathogens
ID - patient is above age 50
Giant Cell [Temporal] arteritis (GCTA)
ID
Giant Cell [Temporal] arteritis (GCTA)
ID
Giant Cell [Temporal] arteritis (GCTA) - elastic lamina fragmentation
ID
Giant Cell [Temporal] arteritis (GCTA) - granulomatous inflammation
ID - patient is under age 50
Takayasu Arteritis
ID
Takayasu Arteritis - intimal hyperplasia with luminal narrowing
Symptoms of Takayasu Arteritis
pulseless disease because of aortic arch artery involvement
ID
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) - fibrinoid necrosis and thrombotic occlusion
what is seen in Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) with hepatitis infections
HBsAG-HbsAb immune complexes
It is an acute, febrile, usually self-limited illness of infancy and childhood associated with large- to medium-sized vessel arteritis
Kawasaki Disease (KD)
ID
Kawasaki Disease (KD)
Mechanism of Giant Cell [Temporal] arteritis (GCTA)
Autoreactive T-cells or Anti-endothelial cell antibodies
Age for Giant Cell [Temporal] arteritis (GCTA)
Elderly
Size of vessel for Giant Cell [Temporal] arteritis (GCTA)
Large vessels