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Hypersensitivity: Summary
Type I Hypersensitivity:
 • Immunological Mediator: lgE
 • Immunological Target: Allergen Molecules
 • Ex: Antibiotic
Gravis, Graves' Disease ... • Ex: Systemic Lupus ... Syndrome, Contact Dermatitis ... #Allergy #Allergic ... Classification #Diagnosis
Causes of Dizziness / Lightheadedness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lightheaded, unsteady, disoriented - Non-vertigo
Organic Disease
 • Presyncope/Vasodepressor
- Differential Diagnosis ... Non-vertigo Organic Disease ... Drugs Psychiatric Disease ... Anxiety • Panic Disorder ... Lightheadedness #Neurology
Mucous Membrane Disorder - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erosions/Ulcers/Blisters
 - Primary Dermatologic Diseases
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Mucous Membrane Disorder ... Primary Dermatologic Diseases ... necrolysis - Systemic Disease ... Inflammatory bowel disease ... more than Crohn's disease
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
dermatitis, a disease ... inflammatory skin disease ... This disease imposes ... #dermatology #skinrash ... disorders with
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Hypersensitivity ... during hemolytic disease ... , and systemic lupus ... - Contact dermatitis ... #Diagnosis #Reactions
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm May ... palpitations, dizziness ... • Valve disease ... Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Capitis - Skin Disease ... : Discoid lupus ... of any comorbid disease ... • Atopic dermatitis
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases ... Pulmonary Diseases ... - Hard metal disease ... fuller’s earth disease ... Granulomatous diseases
Causes of Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Tics:
 • Tourette's Syndrome
 • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Tics ... • Epilepsy • Toxic ... • Huntington's Disease ... MovementDisorders #Neurology
Bradykinin-mediated Angioedema
Clinical features: Submucosal oedema (face, extremity, genitalia), Laryngeal dyspnea (25% of deaths), Recurrent attacks of
MGUS), autoimmune disease ... (lupus) • Iatrogenic ... • Absence of atopic ... mediated #Angioedema #allergy ... #immunology #diagnosis