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Vasculitis Management - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines for Treatment & Management
 • Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
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Guidelines for Treatment ... Giant Cell Arteritis ... • Takayasu's arteritis ... #Guidelines #algorithm ... #rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's ... Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis ... Complications: MAS ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Septic Arthritis ... ROM +/- fever, chills ... disease, viral arthritis ... with migratory arthritis ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Adult-Onset Still's ... maculopapular rash, arthritis ... low ferritin, arthritis ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
myocarditis, coronary arteritis ... SLE, Reactive arthritis ... Ocular melanoma • Arthritis ... SLE, Reactive Arthritis ... , AS Treatment:
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) - Vasculitis Management Algorithm - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines
 • Visual Symptoms/Loss or
Giant Cell Arteritis ... Algorithm - ACR ... MithuRheum #GiantCell #Arteritis ... #Treatment #ACR2021 ... #rheumatology
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
Adult Onset Still's ... early evening • Arthritis ... Arthralgias or arthritis ... Treatment - Mild ... #management
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... • Adult-onset Still ... juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... Liver function tests ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Ulcers: • Treatment ... refractory disease Arthritis ... case) • Surgery may ... #management #pharmacology ... #rheumatology
Takayasu's Arteritis (TAK) - Vasculitis Management Algorithm - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines
 • Active TAK not on
Takayasu's Arteritis ... Algorithm - ACR ... TAK #Takayasus #Arteritis ... #Treatment #ACR2021 ... #rheumatology