• Major large vessel vasculitides
  • Takayasu arteritis 
    • primarily affects the aorta and its major branches
    • onset of the disease usually occurs between ages 10 and 40 years
    • greatest prevalence in Asia and more prevalent among women
    • can see claudication of the extremities, decreased pulsation of one or more brachial arteries, difference of at least 10mmHg in SBP between the arms
  • Giant cell arteritis (temporal arteritis)
    • predominantly affects the aorta and its major branches with a predilection for branches of the carotid like the superficial temporal artery
    • disease occurs primarily in patients older than 50
    • most common systemic vasculitis
    • closely linked with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)
  
  

  Posted 05/03/17 10:03:57 AM by Anna Krigel

• GCA should be considered in patients over 50 found to have:
  • New headaches
  • Abrupt onset of visual disturbances
  • Symptoms of PMR
  • Jaw claudication
  • Unexplained fever or anemia
  • High ESR and/or CRP
  
  

  Posted 05/03/17 10:05:31 AM by Anna Krigel

• Fever of unknown origin (FUO)
  • Definition
    • Fever higher than 38.3 on several occasions
    • Duration of fever for at least 3 weeks
    • Uncertain diagnosis after 1 week of study in the hospital
  • Etiologies
    • Infections
    • Malignancies
    • Connective tissue diseases
  
  

  Posted 05/03/17 10:06:52 AM by Anna Krigel

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