Vasculitis
My favorite three presentations from day 4 at ACR 2021 included the following:
Breakthrough Infections in Rheumatic Disease Patients
Late-Breaking Abstract L16 - Dr. Jazvinder Singh presented the…
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📢No difference in ESRD or mortality with RTX-based vs CYC-based induction regimen in ANCA #Vasculitis
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#ACR21 #ACR2021 Clinical Pearls
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💥AAV does not typically cause hard palate lesions➡️consider:
Cocaine induced midline destructive lesion(HNE+)/Malignancy
💥Limited GPA can be ANCA negetive in 50%
💥 oral cavity examination is a must in Rheum https://t.co/RxkLiGdcJt
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#ACR21 TM24. Hydralazine-induced ANCA vasculitis presenting with chondritis.
Labs:
+ANA
+Anti-histone
+p-ANCA, +MPO and +PR3
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2 years 8 months ago
#ACR21 2022 ACR/EULAR GPA Criteria
▶️Classification, NOT diagnostic!
⭐️Clinical, lab, imaging, and biopsy criteria
⭐️+5 pts for cANCA or PR3, negative pts for pANCA or MPO, or eosinophilia
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ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria for ANCA vasculitis, updated from prior
Similar disclaimer; these are for use AFTER the diagnosis of small or medium vasculitis has been made
Great international effort, kudos to all involved
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#ACR21
new 2022 classification criteria by ACR/EULAR for AAV
💥GPA-Sensitivity-92%, Specificity-94%
💥MPA-Sensitivity-91%, Specificity-94%
💥EGPA-Sensitivity-85%, Specificity-99%
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2 years 8 months ago
What's Cool and Hot in Vasculitis: Dr. Janet Pope reviews abstracts #0505, #0466, #0430, #0507 and #0504, being presented at the #ACR21 annual meeting.
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#ACR21 2022 ACR/EULAR MPA Criteria
▶️Classification, NOT diagnostic!
⭐️Clinical: negative for nasal GPA symptoms
⭐️Lab: +6 for pANCA or MPO, negative for cANCA/PR3 or eosinophilia
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