Vasculitis physical examination

Vasculitis
Overview
Classification Large-sized vessel vasculitis Takayasu's Arteritis Temporal Arteritis Medium-sized vessel vasculitis Kawasaki's Disease Polyarteritis Nodosa Small-sized vessel vasculitis Churg-Strauss Syndrome Cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis Essential cryoglobulinemic vasculitis Henoch-Schonlein Purpura Microscopic polyangiitis Wegener's Granulomatosis Variable-sized vessel vasculitis Sjogren syndrome Cogan syndrome Single organ vasculitis Primary central nervous system angiitis
Causes
Differential Diagnosis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: M.Umer Tariq [2]

Physical Examination

Extremities

(Images courtesy of Charlie Goldberg, M.D., UCSD School of Medicine and VA Medical Center, San Diego, CA)

Skin:Leucocytolastic vasculitis; legs

Leucocytoclastic vasculitis; pustular type

Vasculitis: In this instance, the vasculitic skin lesions were secondary to Haemophilus endocarditis.

Vasculitis: In this instance, the vasculitic skin lesions were secondary to Haemophilus endocarditis.

Vasculitis: In this instance, idiopathic with palpable purpura.

Vasculitis: Palpable Purpura: Secondary to idiopathic leukocytoplastic vasculitis.

Vasculitis: In this instance, idiopathic.

Vasculitis: In this instance, idiopathic with palpable purpura.