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Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... tract, and often causes ... • Hydralazine-Induced ... to exclude are infections ... polyarteritis, drug-induced
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Drug and toxin-induced ... diseases - HIV infection ... neurofibromatosis, vasculitis ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Causes
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
blood vessels (vasculitis ... nociceptors & induces ... inflammation tends to cause ... disease/pulmonary ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Diagnosis Framework ... Differential Diagnosis ... rhinitis/sinusitis, saddle ... tract, and often causes ... involvement, abdominal pain
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis ... hearing loss, saddle ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... Goodpasture's cause ... sparing of the lung
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... Pleuritic chest pain ... : • Vasculitis ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Syndrome of right middle ... diarrhea, abdominal pain ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... #differential #diagnosis
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced ... Lung Toxicity Summary ... Pleuritic chest pain ... failure - Infectious ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
malaise) - Muscle pain ... Inflammation and pain ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... - Drug induced ... Leukocytoclastic vasculitis