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A System for Vasculitides 

#Diagnosis #IM #Rheum #Vasculitis #Small #Medium #Large #Vessel #Size #Classification #ANCA #Differential
A System for Vasculitides ... Diagnosis #IM #Rheum #Vasculitis ... #Small #Medium ... #Vessel #Size #Classification ... #Differential #Algorithm
Classification of Vasculitis 
Vasculitis of large vessels 
 - Arteritis temporalis (giant-cell arteritis) 
 - Takayasu
Classification of ... Vasculitis Vasculitis ... of small vessels ... syndrome - Behcet ... dermatomyositis #Size #Classification
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitis and Vasculitides ... abnormalities SMALL ... : • Behçet Syndrome ... pain, infarct • Small ... #rheumatology #classification
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
Discovered by Tillett & Francis in 1930. First identified as a substance in the serum
CRP is a pentameric ... Hs-CRP is usually ... Interpretation of ... infections, systemic vasculitis ... and the results shall
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... When to Consider Vasculitis ... Elevated ESR and CRP ... and infarcts SMALL ... • Behcet syndrome
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
rate + Normal CRP ... Skin Disease Classification ... ANCA-associated vasculitis ... inflammation of the small ... accompanies flares • CRP