How to detect the "trail" of vasculitis? Many vasculitis patients are not detected in the early stage when they seek medical treatment. Instead, most patients come to the hospital with varying degrees of foot or hand ulcers already present. Vasculitis is a medium and small vein ischemic disease. Once ulcers occur, the healing process is often long, and some patients have already missed the best treatment opportunity by the time they arrive.
So, how can we detect the trail of vasculitis for early detection and treatment? Experts from Shanxi Yikang Vasculitis Hospital remind all patients to pay attention to the occurrence of vasculitis.
If any of the following conditions occur, it is suspected as vasculitis; if two of the following conditions occur, it is moderately suspected as vasculitis; if three of the following conditions occur, it is highly suspected as vasculitis:
1. Limb coldness, numbness, progressively worsening, easy fatigue while walking, leg cramps. Symptoms are relieved after rest but reappear upon continued walking, leading to limping and intermittent attacks.
2. Gradual whitening of the limbs, feeling cold upon touch, progressive muscle atrophy, significantly thinner legs (compared to normal side), yellowish or purplish toes. No recent history of neuritis or orthopedic diseases.
3. Limb position test: The patient lies flat on the bed, both legs raised 45°, sustained for 1-2 minutes. Normal skin color should be pink. If the toes turn white or numb, it is abnormal. Immediately return to lying flat and let the legs dangle off the bed. At this point, the numbness in the toes disappears, and the color turns red.
4. If unable to walk due to leg pain, often sitting up with knees bent at night to relieve pain, or letting the limbs dangle off the bed to reduce pain, clinically referred to as resting pain.
5. If ulcers appear on the distal part of the limb (foot) and do not heal easily, or if the lower limbs show signs of chronic ulceration.
6. If one side of the limb swells progressively, the skin color darkens or turns purple-black, making walking difficult, with prominent blue veins on the surface of the skin, suspecting deep vein blockage.
7. If sudden redness, swelling, heat, and pain occur in the calf, touching is unbearable, unable to walk, and the pain worsens when flexing the foot, mostly indicating superficial phlebitis.
8. End-stage necrosis without trauma, most commonly seen in toes or fingers.
9. Multiple skin ulcers in atrophied limbs or swollen limbs, with no significant improvement after surgical dressing changes.
10. Recurrent erysipelas or presenting with lymphedema in the limbs.
If you or someone around you experiences these symptoms, please take it very seriously and seek medical examination and treatment as soon as possible to avoid missing the best treatment period. Vasculitis is a difficult disease, but it is not untreatable. It just has a longer course and is difficult to cure, requiring persistent treatment. With proper treatment, care, and a correct mindset, a normal life can be achieved.
How to detect the "trail" of vasculitis? The above is a detailed introduction by experts on how to detect the "trail" of vasculitis, hoping to help you. For more questions, you can consult online with experts from Shanxi Yikang Vasculitis Hospital. Wishing you good health.
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