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The Associated Diseases of Cryptoglobulinemia Vasculitis
#rheumatology #causes
The Associated Diseases ... Cryptoglobulinemia Vasculitis ... #rheumatology ... #causes
hematopoiesis - leukocyte maturation tree

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#hematopoiesis #leukocytes #maturation #tree #pathophysiology #Hematology
hematopoiesis - leukocyte ... hematopoiesis #leukocytes ... maturation #tree #pathophysiology ... #Hematology #Progenitor
Classification of Vasculitis 
Vasculitis of large vessels 
 - Arteritis temporalis (giant-cell arteritis) 
 - Takayasu
Classification of Vasculitis ... Vasculitis of ... - Kawasaki disease ... and infectious diseases ... Vessels #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
Non-Infectious Aortitis: • Vasculitides ... ANCA associated vasculitis ... ) • Rheumatic Diseases ... : IgG4-Related Disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Pathophysiology of Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis

C1q/anti-C1q antibiody ->
Immune Complex Formation - Complement Pathway Activation (C3a and C5a)
Pathophysiology ... Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis ... Formation -> Vasculitis ... #HUV #Pathophysiology ... #Rheumatology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
- Bone marrow disease ... deficiency • Liver disease ... Von Willebrand disease ... Dermatosis: Schamberg Disease ... #rheumatology #
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... (Granulomatous disease ... atherosclerotic disease ... most important diseases ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Causes of Fever ... Rheumatoid arthritis, Vasculitis ... the most common vasculitis ... to cause FUO), ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
three primary pathophysiologic ... causes differentiated ... involvement: Anti-GBM Disease ... Glomerulonephritis #Vasculitis ... diagnosis #algorithm #rheumatology
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
cryoglobulinemia vasculitis ... - Diagnosis, causes ... cryoglobulinemia vasculitis ... with refractory disease ... #Rheumatology #