Do you recheck screening labs (ESR, BUN/Cr, urinalysis, ANA, etc) for patients with recurrent small vessel vasculitis of unknown origin with each flare?
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How often do you recheck labs for patients with recurrent small vessel vasculitis of unknown origin?
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Dermatology · Yale School of Medicine
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If the recurrences occur 6 or more months apart, I would recheck the studies to exclude SLE. If the episodes are chronic, I would recheck at least once a year for the same reason or whenever there are new suggestive symptoms of LE.
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