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IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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female, asian • Systemic ... relapse No specific laboratory ... tests: • IgG4 ... #management #phenotypes ... workup #treatment #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Initial screening test ... Hydroxychloroquine *Short ... #SLE #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... management
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... affected joint • Systemic ... immunoglobulin G (IgG ... #workup #diagnosis ... #testing #Rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... - ANA > 95% (IgG ... months to years) Systemic ... comparison #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome Systemic ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... pathognomonic laboratory ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Central nervous system ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... Phase: • The short ... can be detected (IgG ... Syndrome #HIV #diagnosis
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
ARE THE CLINICAL SYMPTOMS ... YOU LOOK FOR ON LABORATORY ... and Aspergillus IgG ... • Systemic corticosteroids ... #management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
the “Chewing gum test ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... absence of visual symptoms ... Temporal #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Management
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
rendering the immune system ... adults in the west ... with no early symptoms ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
central nervous system ... Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis ... Laboratory findings ... taper 3-7 days - Short ... #management #neurology