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Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
arteritis (GCA) ... Diagnosis = clinical ... vasculitis vs infection ... , but normal values ... required due to skip
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
Rarely dominate the clinical ... • Giant cell arteritis ... Infections include ... diseases • Fungal infections ... vasculitis (inflamed blood
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
to exclude are infections ... pulses, bruits, or blood ... Elevated ESR and CRP GCA ... develop in pts with GCA ... fluid (CSF) is abnormal
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
lymphoma, breast CA ... Upper respiratory infection ... gastrointestinal infection ... neutrophils in the blood ... #dermatology #oncology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
cooled from the normal ... which can plug blood ... Cryofibrinogenemia Clinical ... Diagnosis: • + Clinical ... to medium-sized arteries
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia Clinical ... Headaches • Pale skin ... Idiopathic • Infections ... result from low blood ... Aplastic #Anemia #oncology
Cutaneous Mucormycosis Eschar
30 M HIV cd4 10 VL 30k traumatic injury of arm few months ago
DM, hem CA, HSCT ... steroid use Dx: skin ... hyphae invading blood ... #dermatology #skin ... #clinical #photo
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
• Major blood ... has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... Meningitis, septic arthritis ... have positive blood