Thursday, November 13, 2008
Vasculitis syndrome
txt for PAN & WG: steroids + cytotoxic agent
Churg-Strauss=PAN+asthma
Do an ESR, if high, give prednisone 60mg/day
treat Kawasaki's with aspirin and intravenous immunoglobulin, glucocorticoids are contraindicated
COGAN'S DISEASE: abrupt onset of nerve deafness, interstitial keratitis, and/or a systemic vasculitis often with aortic aneurysm formation.
TAKAYASU'S PULSELESS DISEASE
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