Question
Triad of skin lesions, mononeuritis multiplex, eosinophils seen in
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Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis
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Churg – Strauss syndrome
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Polyarteritis nodosa
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Giant cell arteritis
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Show Answer
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Correct Answer � B
Explanation
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Answer- B
Churg Strauss Syndrome
- Churg Strauss Syndrome is a small vessel vasculitis.
- Biopsy of affected site reveals small vessel vasculitis with eosinophilic infiltration of vessel wall.
Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis
- Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis presents with rash over lower limbs, arthralgia, Raynaud’s phenomenon and neuropathy
Polyarteritis nodosa
- Polyarteritis nodosa presents with fever, myalgia, arthralgia, multisystem involvement and palpable purpura.
Giant cell arteritis
- Cardinal symptom of giant cell arteritis is headache localised to temporal or occipital region.
- Visual disturbances can occur.
- Catastrophic presentation is with blindness in one eye.
- It is commonly associated with polymyalgia rheumatica.
