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Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
likely it will be clinically ... (SLE), Systemic ... : Lupus (SLE), Systemic ... Interstitial Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... photosensitivity, inflammatory ... fibromyalgia) • Infections ... effusions • Acute ... #Systemic #Lupus
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... Gastrointestinal inflammatory ... lung disease (GLILD ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... #diagnosis #management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
overlaps with RA, SLE ... thickening or effusion ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung ... #Rheumatology # ... Diagnosis #Management
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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lesions-interstitial ... Diagnosis: Systemic ... vasculitis, and SLE ... Cryoglobulins • HIV ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
reconstituted immune system ... infiltrates, pleural effusions ... (fever, cough, hypoxia ... #Syndrome #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management