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Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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• Microscopic Polyangiitis ... tract, and often causes ... differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... classification
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
GPA causes disease ... • Pauci-immune vasculitis ... Diagnosis: Vasculitis ... Granulomatous vasculitis ... • Necrotising vasculitis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Differential Diagnosis ... tract, and often causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Rheumatology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
: • Clinical triad ... • IgA vasculitis ... • Vasculitis ... #rheumatology # ... vasculitis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
, small-vessel vasculitis ... panuveitis, retinal vasculitis ... MCC-small vessel vasculitis ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Classification: ... permanent alopecia Differential ... vasculitis, rheumatoid ... • Mesenteric vasculitis ... inflammation Cutaneous Vasculitis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blastomyces - Dermatitidis ... Vasculitis (e.g. ... Granulomatosis with polyangiitis ... #causes #management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic inflammatory vasculitis ... with systemic, neurologic ... Diagnosis = clinical ... diagnosis = vasculitis ... #Management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
salivary ducts Clinical ... ) • Cutaneous vasculitis ... : 2% Systemic Vasculitis ... #Rheumatology # ... Diagnosis #Management