Acquired Vascular Disorders

Question 1

apparently allergic manifestations

Answer 1

allergic purpura or anaphylactoid purpura

Question 2

acute IgA-mediated disorder with widespread generalized vasculitis involving the skin, joints, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, and, less commonly, the lung

Answer 2

Henoch-Schönlein purpura

Question 3

Primarily a disease of children, occurring most commonly in children 3 to 7 years of age. The onset of the disease is sudden, often following an upper respiratory tract infection

Answer 3

Henoch-Schönlein purpura

Question 4

Platelet function can be inhibited by myeloma proteins.

Answer 4

Paraproteinemia and Amyloidosis

Question 5

the deposition of abnormal quantities of amyloid protein in tissues, may be primary or secondary, and localized or systemic

Answer 5

Amyloidosis

Question 6

more commonly in elderly men than in women and is due to a lack of collagen support for small blood vessels and loss of subcutaneous fat and elastic fibers

Answer 6

senile purpura

Question 7

A variety of drugs are known to cause _, including aspirin, warfarin, barbiturates, diuretics, digoxin, methyldopa, and several antibiotics. Sulfonamides and iodides have been implicated most frequently.

Answer 7

drug-induced vascular purpura