Summary of clinical history for patient with probable vasculitides
| History | Descriptions |
|---|---|
| General | Onset of symptoms, progression Preceding infection, illness or trauma Previous medical illness Previous drug usage Family history of autoimmune rheumatic disease or chronic hepatitis infection Travel history Occupational history Recreational drug consumption or high-risk behaviour |
| Constitutional symptoms | Fever, sweats Weight loss, anorexia Malaise, fatigue |
| Skin, extremities | New, persistent skin rashes Raynaud's phenomenon Digital ulcer Cutaneous ulcer |
| Musculoskeletal | Myalgia, muscle weakness, stiffness Arthralgia |
| Ear, nose and throat | Persistent, recurrent, blood-stained nasal discharge or epistaxis Nasal crusting Sinusitis Nasal bridge collapse Ear discharge Hearing impairment |
| Eye | Painful, red eye Sight loss, changes to colour vision Diplopia |
| Nervous system | Wrist drop, foot drop Stroke Seizure Headache |
| Extracranial | Scalp tenderness/hyperaesthesia Jaw claudication, tongue claudication |
| Pulmonary | Asthma BreathlessnessHaemoptysis |
| Cardiovascular | Limb claudication Chest pain |
| Gastrointestinal | Abdominal pain Diarrhoea Haematemesis, melaena, haematochezia |
| Renal | Frothy urine, haematuria Hypertension |
| Genitourinary | Scrotal pain |