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Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
Syndrome: • Clinical ... Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody ... ) associated vasculitis ... • IgA vasculitis ... • Vasculitis
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia)
Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Viral antigen-antibody ... Signs #Symptoms #Vasculitis
Vasculitis - Break down based on vessel size 
Distribution of vessel involvement by large vessel vasculitis,
Vasculitis - Break ... by large vessel vasculitis ... medium vessel vasculitis ... and small vessel vasculitis ... antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody
ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
A group of necrotizing, small-vessel vasculitis without immune complex deposition. Complement levels are normal due
ANCA-Associated Vasculitis ... , small-vessel vasculitis ... associated with PR3+ antibody ... associated with MPO+ antibody ... ANCA #Associated #Vasculitis
Pathophysiology of Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis

C1q/anti-C1q antibiody ->
Immune Complex Formation - Complement Pathway Activation (C3a and C5a)
Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis ... C1q/anti-C1q antibiody ... Formation -> Vasculitis ... Hypocomplementemic #Urticarial #Vasculitis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... sclerosis, NMOSD, MOG antibody ... glycoprotein (MOG) antibody ... - Sjogren - Vasculitis
Vasculitis: In this instance, the vasculitic skin lesions were secondary to Haemophilus endocarditis.
Photo credit, Josh Fierer,
Vasculitis: In this ... instance, the vasculitic ... UCSD Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... Dermatology #SkinRash #Vasculitis
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody ... anti-topoisomerase antibody ... ANCA-Associated Vasculitis ... Renal-limited vasculitis ... #Antinuclear #Antibody
Small Vessel Vasculitides
 • Granulomatosis with polyangiitis - Granulomatous manifestations (e.g., nasal crusting, destructive sinusitis, pulmonary
Small Vessel Vasculitides ... Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis ... syndrome • IgA vasculitis ... Small #Vessel #Vasculitides ... #vasculitis #differential
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
disease c-ANCA - Vasculitis ... granulomatosis p-ANCA - Vasculitis ... polyangiitis U1-RNP antibody ... disease Endomyseal antibody