rheum.reviews

  • Approach to Vasculitis

    BOTTOM LINE Vasculitis is a heterogenous group of diseases classified by blood vessel size. Large vessel vasculitis symptoms include claudication, bruits, aneurysms, asymmetrical blood pressures/pulses. Medium vessel includes skin nodules/ulcers,…

  • Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)

    BOTTOM LINE GCA is a large-medium vessel vasculitis affecting patients over the age of 50 (more often female) and typically over 70 years old. GCA affects the major cranial arteries…