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Causes of ileitis beyond Crohn’s disease and infections include systemic disorders -spondyloarthropathies, vasculitides, ischemia, and amyloidosis
spondyloarthropathies, vasculitides ... See below for table ... helpful paper complements ... #Differential #Table
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
IgA Vasculitis – ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Activation of complement ... Leukocytoclastic vasculitis ... #HSP #IgA #Vasculitis
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
Syndrome: • Clinical ... • Low serum C4 complement ... • IgA vasculitis ... • Vasculitis ... #rheumatology #vasculitis
Retinal Vasculitis in Takayasu’s Arteritis- ...Ophthalmologic examination revealed severe impairment, with perception of only light in
Retinal Vasculitis ... Panel A, and see Video ... Panel B, and see Video ... See source for videos ... #NEJM #clinical
Lelli's Test (Lever Sign) for ACL Injury

A fist is placed under the proximal 3rd of the
rises from the table ... rise from the table ... cruciate #ligament #clinical ... #video #physicalexam
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... 90% - Low complement ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... 80% - Low complement ... sle #comparison #table
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
rises off the table ... Video via @open_michigan ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #sports
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... anti-Smith Ab, low complements ... ANCA-associated vasculitis ... lymphoproliferative syndrome Clinical ... RNP antibodies, Complement
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cryoglobulins (Vasculitic ... Viral Infection Clinical ... temperatures by fixing complement
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... Diagnosis: • Vasculitis