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Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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B12 - Anti-IF Antibodies ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... Liver Function Tests ... Liver Function Tests ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
likely it will be clinically ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... , Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis ... Arthritis, Sjögren Syndrome ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... Viral Infection Clinical ... • Diagnostic Test ... Donath-Landsteiner test ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
auricular papules Clinical ... -74%] • Blood tests ... severity of the disease ... #rheumatology # ... dermatology #diagnosis
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Clinical Presentation ... Fever is the main clinical ... Liver function tests ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... , dermatomyositis ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Clinical Features ... 1, SCL-70, RNP antibodies
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Diagnostic Tests ... RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... Antisynthetase syndrome ... paraneoplastic syndrome ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
Antinuclear antibodies ... -15% If SLE is clinically ... suspected, tests ... SLE-SSc-AlM overlap syndromes ... erythematosus #diagnosis #rheumatology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Rheumatic pain Clinical ... Diagnosis: • A clinical ... osteoarticular and skin disease ... #Rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management #Dermatology
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
Antibodies targeting ... auricular papules Clinical ... had more severe disease ... diagnosis #management #rheumatology ... #dermatology