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2021 ACR/VF Guidelines for Management of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)

#GiantCell #Arteritis #GCA #ACR2021 #Management #rheumatology #algorithm
of Giant Cell Arteritis ... (GCA) #GiantCell ... #Arteritis #GCA ... #rheumatology # ... algorithm #vasculitis
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations
Risk Factors:
 - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
) Arteritis: Pathogenesis ... yrs old; F>M Signs ... neurological findings #GiantCell ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) - Vasculitis Management Algorithm - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines
 • Visual Symptoms/Loss or
Giant Cell Arteritis ... (GCA) - Vasculitis ... @MithuRheum #GiantCell ... #Vasculitis #Management ... Guidelines #algorithm #rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
, small-vessel vasculitis ... spondyloarthritis • Ocular: Giant ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms ... #rheumatology #
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
purpura: Strong sign ... and CRP GCA (Giant ... Cell Arteritis) ... Multinucleated giant ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Giant Cell Arteritis (Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Cranial Arteritis): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 - Morning Stiffness (>1
Giant Cell Arteritis ... Anemia of Chronic Disease ... CranialArteritis #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Vasculitis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Giant cell arteritis ... systemic sx + signs ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... #GiantCell #arteritis ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... mass and NO prior signs ... diffuse chondral disease ... • PVNS/Giant Cell ... #rheumatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
) • Cutaneous vasculitis ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Arthralgia and Arthritis ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... • Bilateral signs ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... - Sjogren - Vasculitis ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management