12.04 Rheum

12.04 Vasculitic disorders [PDF link]: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) / temporal arteritis, Takayasu arteritis, Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), Polyarteritis nodosa, Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), Henoch-Scholein purpura (HSP), Behçet's disease


GCA

  • Did you know you can also get scalp necrosis with GCA?? History is key in diagnosis!
    Akram Q, Chinoy H. Scalp Necrosis Associated with Giant-Cell Arteritis. N Engl J Med 2016;374:e6. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMicm1505378.

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