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Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Autoantibodies and their Disease ... - Graves' disease ... (TTG) - Celiac disease ... #Associations #diseases ... #diagnosis #table
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
Anti-histone (in ... connective tissue disease ... disease - MPO>PR3 ... Antineutrophil #antibodies #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #diseases
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Erythematosus - Diagnosis ... Differential Diagnosis ... auto-immune, Infectious diseases ... sclerosis, Still's disease ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
Systemic Sclerosis Associated Autoantibodies
Anti-topoisomerase I (anti-Sc170): Diffuse skin disease, Pulmonary fibrosis
Anti-centromere: Limited skin disease (~93-95%), Pulmonary
Autoantibodies Anti-topoisomerase ... I (anti-Sc170): ... Diffuse skin disease ... : Limited skin disease ... Autoantibodies #diagnosis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
screening test Anti-dsDNA ... activity Anti-Ro ... Sjogren syndrome Anti-UI-ribonucleoprotein ... overlap syndrome) Anti-Smith ... #SLE #Summary #diagnosis
I’M DAMN SHARP - Lupus Diagnosis Mnemonic
I  	 Immunoglobulins (Anti-dsDNA, Anti-Sm, Anti-phospholipid)
M 	 Malar Rash
D
SHARP - Lupus Diagnosis ... Immunoglobulins (Anti-dsDNA ... , Anti-Sm, Anti-phospholipid ... Arthritis R Renal Disease ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Differential Diagnosis ... Goodpasture's Disease ... testing: anti-ANCA ... ab, anti-GBM ab ... #differential #diagnosis
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Amphetamines) Chronic Disease ... Cardiovascular Disease ... Connective Tissue Disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
Systemic lupus Anti-dsDNA ... Association with disease ... Anti-histone 60 ... with auto-immune diseases ... erythematosus #diagnosis
Hepatitis B (HBV) Serology

HBsAg - Presence denotes current HBV infection (chronic or acute)
HBV Core Antibody -
some point - Anti-HBcAg ... infection - Anti-HBcAg ... remote infection Anti-HBsAg ... of active viral disease ... HBV #Serology #Diagnosis