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Wegener's Granulomatosis | Modified Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score (BVAS)

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Are you evaluating a patient with Wegener's granulomatosis?

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Baseline serum creatinine

µmol/L mg/dL

Current serum creatinine

µmol/L mg/dL

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Gangrene

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Scleritis

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Retinal exudate or hemorrhage

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Sensorineural deafness

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Mesenteric ischemia

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Alveolar hemorrhage

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Respiratory failure

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RBC casts in the urine

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Major decline in renal function

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Meningitis

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Spinal cord lesion

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Stroke

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Cranial nerve palsy

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Sensory peripheral neuropathy

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Motor mononeuritis multiplex

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Arthralgias or arthritis

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Fever (temperature >= 38°C)

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Purpura

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Skin ulcer

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Mouth ulcers

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Conjunctivitis or episcleritis

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Retro-obital mass or proptosis

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Uveitis

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Bloody nasal discharge, crusting, ulcer

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Sinus involvement

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Swollen salivary gland

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Subglottic inflammation

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Conductive deafness

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Pericarditis

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Pleurisy

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Pulmonary nodules or cavities

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Other pulmonary infiltrate from WG

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Endobronchial involvement

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Hematuria without red blood cell casts

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Number of other major items that are new or worse

Number of other major items that are persistent

Number of other minor items that are new or worse

Number of other minor items that are persistent

Wegener's Granulomatosis | Modified Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score (BVAS)

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Purpose:

To evaluate disease activity in a patient with Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) using the modified BVAS of Stone et al.

Specialty

Immunology/Rheumatology

Objective

Severity
Prognosis
Stage
Response to therapy

ICD-10

M31.3

References

Interpretation and Description

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