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ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
Anti-dsDNA (in 70% of cases ... seen in 30—70% of cases ... • Sjögren syndrome ... Vasculitis: • Microscopic ... antibodies #diagnosis #rheumatology
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
La) - Sjogren's syndrome ... Graves' disease c-ANCA ... granulomatosis p-ANCA ... Microscopic polyangiitis ... diagnosis #table #rheumatology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
dipstick, urine microscopy ... osmolarity If cause ... Glomerulonephritis / Vasculits: ANCA ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... • Cardio-renal syndrome
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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): • Microscopic ... tract, and often causes ... • Cogan Syndrome ... Dx: GPA, EGPA, microscopic ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Classification of Vasculitis 
Vasculitis of large vessels 
 - Arteritis temporalis (giant-cell arteritis) 
 - Takayasu
small vessels - ANCA-associated ... granulomatosis - microscopic ... Churg-Strauss syndrome ... - Sjögren syndrome ... Vessels #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Strongyloides Stercoralis on sputum microscopy
As many suggested this was strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome.
Infection is initiated by
on sputum microscopy ... hyperinfection syndrome ... Hyperinfection syndrome ... is caused by accelerated ... Stercoralis #sputum #microscopy
Vasculitis Involving the Skin - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary: 50% Cutaneous Vasculitis: Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
Secondary: CTD: SLE, RA
Vasculitis • ANCA ... Associated: - Microscopic ... Disease • Cogan syndrome ... #dermatology #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
) ANA or Anti-NucIear ... Using fluorescence microscopy ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... Arthritis, Sjögren Syndrome ... #patterns #rheumatology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Summary Autoimmune ANCA ... polyangiitis), MPA (microscopic ... Auto-antibodies: ANCA ... Goodpasture's cause ... FINDINGS: • U/A: microscopic
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... DDX: • ANCA (Antineutrophil ... vasculitis - GPA, EGPA, microscopic ... classification #rheumatology