Vasculitis classification by vessel size and vascular tumor morphology, distinct from the atherosclerosis focus of the cardiovascular pathology deck.
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- Which vasculitis is the most common in adults over age 50?
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Giant cell (temporal) arteritis- Giant cell arteritis most commonly affects branches of which artery?
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The carotid artery, especially the temporal artery- What symptom of giant cell arteritis results from ischemia of the muscles of chewing?
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Jaw claudication- Untreated giant cell arteritis can cause irreversible vision loss due to occlusion of which artery?
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The ophthalmic artery- What lab finding is classically markedly elevated in giant cell arteritis?
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Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)- What histologic finding characterizes giant cell arteritis?
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Granulomatous inflammation with multinucleated giant cells in the vessel wall- When should corticosteroid treatment begin in suspected giant cell arteritis?
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Immediately, before biopsy confirmation, to prevent blindness- Giant cell arteritis is associated with which other rheumatologic condition in about 40 percent of cases?
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Polymyalgia rheumatica- Takayasu arteritis primarily involves which vessels?
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The aortic arch and its major branches- Takayasu arteritis typically affects which demographic?
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Young women, often of Asian descent, usually under age 40- Polyarteritis nodosa is a necrotizing vasculitis of which size vessels?
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Medium-sized muscular arteries- Polyarteritis nodosa is associated with which chronic viral infection in a significant subset of cases?
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Hepatitis B- What histologic feature of polyarteritis nodosa reflects its episodic course?
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Lesions of different ages, acute and healing, within the same vessel, with fibrinoid necrosis- Polyarteritis nodosa produces a '____' appearance on angiography due to multiple small aneurysms.
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string of pearls- Which organ is classically spared in polyarteritis nodosa?
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The lungs
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