Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Vasculitis - necrotizing
Symptoms
Fever, chills, fatigue, or weight loss may be the only symptoms at first. However, symptoms may be in almost any part of the body.
Skin:
- Abnormal skin tissue (lesions)
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Papules (small, solid, and raised lesions) - Red or purple colored
- Located on the legs, hands, or other parts of the body
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Fingers that change color (blue fingers or toes) - Tissue death due to lack of oxygen
- Pain or tenderness in the area
- Skin redness
- Sores (ulcers) that do not heal
Muscles and joints:
Joint pain - Leg pain
- Muscle contractions
Wasting away of muscles
Brain and nervous system:
- Pain,
numbness , tingling in an arm, leg, or other body area - Weakness of an arm, leg, or other body area
- Pupils that are different sizes
- Eyelid drooping
- Swallowing difficulty
- Speech impairment
- Movement difficulty
Other symptoms include:
Abdominal pain -
Blood in the urine orstools - Painful menstruation
- Hoarseness or changing voice
- Symptoms related to damage of the arteries that supply the heart (coronary arteries)
Signs and tests
The doctor will perform a physical exam. A nervous system (neurological) examination may show signs of nerve damage.
Tests that may be done include:
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Biopsy of the muscle, organ, tissue, ornerve biopsy Chest x-ray Sedimentation rate Urinalysis -
Hepatitis blood test - Blood test for antibodies against neutrophils (ANCA antibodies)
Images
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Review Date: 05/31/2009
Reviewed By: Mark James Borigini, MD, Rheumatologist in the Washington, DC Metro
area. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed
by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
