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Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential ... < 30 years - Aorta ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: strong sign ... #rheumatology #
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... Sjögrens (15%) Skin ... Butterfly rash, Vasculitis ... erythematosus #signs ... #rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... Behcet disease) Differential ... tears, Ischemia, Leukemia ... diagnosis #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Episcleritis Signs ... and Symptoms: ... symptoms by days ... - Cancers of the ... Leukocytoclastic vasculitis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... purpura: Strong sign ... < 30 years • Aorta ... ): • Aorta and ... Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
those coming off aorta ... Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... required due to skip ... GCA #Temporal #Signs
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
- Summary Cancer ... Orange or Hep C Clinical ... with no early symptoms ... Physical Exam/Signs ... Hepatomegaly • Skin
Takayasu’s Arteritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 - Fatigue, weight loss, low grade fever, arthralgias
 - Incr
Takayasu’s Arteritis ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... ) - Ischemic Skin ... #Vasculitis #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... 3rd Decade Skin ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms ... Hodgkin lymphoma and leukemia
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
) • Anti-Mi2 (skin ... • Anti-TIF1 (cancer-associated ... papules and Gottron sign ... ) • Shawl sign ... • Nonerosive arthritis