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Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Pregnancy, EPO treatment ... surgery, PPIs, Anti-H2 ... Edema, Celiac disease ... • Inflammatory Disease
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes ... neuropathy Treatment ... - Specific anti-infectious ... the absence of anti-infectious ... with refractory disease
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
10% of all lupus cases ... constitutional symptoms • Treatment ... Discontinuation of causal ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Evolution: Chronic disease
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
• Autoimmune diseases ... Adult-onset Still disease ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Treatment: • ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
an autoimmune disease ... - but 5% have anti—muscle-specific ... More likely to cause ... treatment Of ocular ... glucocorticoids - can cause
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
• Antibodies: Anti-Ro ... /SSA & Anti-La/SSB ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... Xerostomia • Dental caries ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
polyangiitis) Anti-basement ... life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... Goodpasture's cause ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Treatment Options for Helicobacter Pylori and Peptic Ulcer Disease

Active Helicobacter pylori—associated ulcer
1. Treat with anti—H pylori
Treatment Options ... and Peptic Ulcer Disease ... Treat with anti—H ... Treatment options ... Consider other causes
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
levels • NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4 ... • Infectious causes ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... AntiCRMP IgG, Anti-Hu ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis ... Muscle atrophy may cause ... had more severe disease ... Association of Anti-NXP2 ... positive patients Treatment