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Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
Pancytopenia - Differential ... Congenital Diseases ... : • Systemic lupus ... hemoglobinuria • Antibody-mediated ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
- Differential ... Inflammatory • Systemic ... Lupus Erythematosus ... Spleen #Enlarged #Differential ... #Hematology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
or Anti-NucIear Antibody ... lupus erythematosus ... : Lupus (SLE), Systemic ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody ... antibodies) • Systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... drug-induced SLE) • Systemic ... antibodies #diagnosis #rheumatology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
central nervous system ... Inflammatory causes ... encephalomyelitis • MOG antibody-associated ... lupus erythematosus ... #inflammatory #differential
Mucous Membrane Disorder - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erosions/Ulcers/Blisters
 - Primary Dermatologic Diseases
     •
Membrane Disorder - Differential ... necrolysis - Systemic ... Systemic lupus ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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Warm Antibody Autoimmune ... • Blood smear: Differential ... 2) LOOK FOR a cause ... → Systematic screening ... Anemia #diagnosis #management
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... #Systemic #Erythematosus ... #Summary #rheumatology
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
Aortitis - Differential ... Arthritis (RA), Systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... swinndong #Aortitis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
Causes of Hypocomplementemia ... Chain deposition disease ... Lupus Erythematosus ... Mnemonic #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology