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Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical findings and Complications
Signs/Symptoms: 
 - Headache (usually constant, superimposed by waves
: Clinical findings ... Complications Signs ... seeing double) - Stroke ... Complications #Signs ... #Vasculitis
Physical Exam - Corrigan's Pulse

While the patient was sitting upright, the right carotid artery was visibly
diastolic collapse — a sign ... chronic severe aortic ... large systolic stroke ... #Signs #Cardiology ... #Clinical #Waterhammer
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential ... < 30 years - Aorta ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... Palpable purpura: strong ... sign of cutaneous
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... sign of cutaneous ... < 30 years • Aorta ... ): • Aorta and ... • Progressive symptoms
Takayasu’s Arteritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 - Fatigue, weight loss, low grade fever, arthralgias
 - Incr
Takayasu’s Arteritis ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... Convulsions, TIA/Stroke ... #Vasculitis #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... Butterfly rash, Vasculitis ... of hip (rare), Arthritis ... Endocarditis, Aortic ... erythematosus #signs
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... Behcet disease) Differential ... diagnosis #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... very remarkable w/differential ... GCA #Temporal #Signs
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Joint pain • Swan neck ... • Seizures • Strokes ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... - Sjogren - Vasculitis ... management #neurology #differential