Differential Diagnosis of Systemic Vasculitis

Differential Diagnosis of Systemic Vasculitis

Infectious diseases

Neoplastic diseases

Vascular diseases

Multifocal embolism from the heart, for example infective endocarditis, atrial myxoma, intracardiac thrombus
Aortic dissection with involvement of multiple branch arteries

Other disorders

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (Appendix 102.1)
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (Appendix 102.2)
Drug toxicity (prescribed and recreational)
Pre-eclampsia (Table 32.6)
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Antiphospholipid syndrome (recurrent venous or arterial thromboses, fetal loss, mild thrombocytopenia, anticardiolipin antibodies, lupus anticoagulant antibodies)