Flashcards in Vasculitis Deck (5)
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1
Q
What are the reasons inflammation of vessel walls?
A
- Immune related -inflammation
- Infection
- Physical or chemical injury
2
Q
What are the large vessels of diseases?
A
Giant cell arteritis (temporal) and Takayasu
3
Q
What are the medium vessels called?
A
- Buerger’s (thromboangitis obliterans)
- Kawasaki disease
- Polyarteritis nodosa
4
Q
What are the small vessels called?
A
Granulomatosis with polyangitis (Wegener’ s granulomatosis)
5
Q
The 2 types of Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs)
A
Two Types:-
C-ANCA (cytoplasmic staining) is typically found in Wegener granulomatosis
P-ANCA (perinuclear staining) is found in most cases of microscopic polyangiitis and Churg-Strauss syndrome.