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A System for Vasculitides 

#Diagnosis #IM #Rheum #Vasculitis #Small #Medium #Large #Vessel #Size #Classification #ANCA #Differential
#Diagnosis # ... IM #Rheum #Vasculitis ... #Small #Medium ... #Large #Vessel # ... Size #Classification
Vasculitis - Break down based on vessel size 
Distribution of vessel involvement by large vessel vasculitis,
, medium vessel ... Medium vessel vasculitis ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology ... #Medium #Large ... #Classification
Break down Vasculitis based on vessel size
#Diagnosis #Rheumatology #Differential #Vasculitis #VesselSize #Small #Medium #Large #Classification
Break down Vasculitis ... vessel size #Diagnosis ... #VesselSize #Small ... #Medium #Large ... #Classification
Vasculitis Involving the Skin - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary: 50% Cutaneous Vasculitis: Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
Secondary: CTD: SLE, RA
- Differential Diagnosis ... Findings: • Small ... Urticaria • Medium ... elevatum diutinum Medium ... Polyarteritis nodosa Large
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm

1) Check Urine Osmolality:
 > 600 mOsm/kg - Implies extrarenal mechanism
Differential Diagnosis ... Workup Algorithm ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Algorithm ... #nephrology #sodium
Classification of Vasculitis 
Vasculitis of large vessels 
 - Arteritis temporalis (giant-cell arteritis) 
 - Takayasu
Classification of ... of large vessels ... of medium vessels ... of small vessels ... #Diagnosis
Dermatological semiology of Cutaneous Vasculitis 

Clinicopathologic correlations
 • Purpura, papules, pustules, necrosis: involvement of small vessels
semiology of Cutaneous Vasculitis ... involvement of small ... wall vessels (medium-sized ... dermatology #semiology #signs ... #lesions #diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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abnormalities SMALL ... + MPO-ANCA MEDIUM ... purpura: strong sign ... aortic aneurysm • Medium ... #rheumatology #classification
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
multiple organs, small-vessel ... large-vessel vasculopathy ... Arterial (MCC-small ... Medium and large ... #management #signs
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
purpura: Strong sign ... discrepancies LARGE ... primary condition MEDIUM ... and infarcts SMALL ... chorioretinitis, CNS large