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Vasculitis physical examination

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Physical Examination

Physical Examination

Vitals

Temperature

  • Elevated body temperature may be present (fever)

Pulse

Rate
Strength

Blood Pressure

Skin

  • Palpable purpura – if patients have this in isolation, it is most likely due to cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis. If the purpura is in combination with systemic organ involvement, it is most likely to be Henoch-Schonlein purpura or microscopic polyarteritis.
  • Livedo reticularis – Polyarteritis nodosa
  • Erythema of palms/soles, edema of hands/feet, periungual desquamation, polymorphous rash – Kawasaki disease
  • Palpable purpura, maculopapular rash – Hypersensitivity vasculitis

(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.

Images of vasculitis after Streptococcal throat infection

Streptococcal vasculitis
Streptococcal vasculitis
Streptococcal vasculitis
Streptococcal vasculitis

Eye

Heart

Auscultation

Extremities

  • Claudication

Lower extremity

Neurologic

References

References

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: M.Umer Tariq [2] Jesus Rosario Hernandez, M.D. [3] Kiran Singh, M.D. [4]