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Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
ecchymoses due to capillaritis ... Pathophysiology #VitaminC #AscorbicAcid
Pigmented Purpuric Dermatoses (PPD) - Capillaritis

Group of chronic, benign, cutaneous eruptions characterized by the presence of
Dermatoses (PPD) - Capillaritis ... vessels particularly capillaries ... occasionally #PPD #Capillaritis
Capillariasis - Capillaria philippinensis Life Cycle
1) Unembryonated, thick-shelled eggs passed in feces.
2) Eggs become embryonated in
Capillariasis - ... autoinfective cycle, #Capillariasis
Vitamin deficiency causes clinical disease
Vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy.  Vitamin C is important for the
Pathophysiology #VitaminC #AscorbicAcid
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
cause pulmonary capillaritis
Hepatic Portal Venous System Drainage Anatomy
1) Most of the blood from abdominal organs goes into the
hepatocytes by capillaries
Causes of Edema - Differential Diagnosis
Pitting Edema:
  ↑ Hydrostatic - Too Much Fluid
Loss Leaky Capillaries
Diagnosis and management of Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN)

Chapel Hill 2012 definition: 
Necrotizing vasculitis ofmedium or small arteries
in arterioles, capillaries
Petechiae are small, red lesions caused when capillaries leak blood into the skin. Petechiae larger than
lesions caused when capillaries
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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and/or pulmonary capillaritis