5 results
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
INDICATIONS FOR ... glucocorticoid treatment ... consider tissue biopsy ... #Differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #eosinophilia
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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biliary, renal, lung ... orientation, Biopsy ... phase reactants, eosinophilia ... (new biopsy+++) ... #rheumatology
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
analysis with eosinophil ... asthma-COPD overlap; ICS ... -agonist; LAMA = ... #Differences #Algorithm ... #Treatment
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
duration), Several medications ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... Autoantibody titres, ↑ IgG ... Consider liver biopsy ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
- Differential Diagnosis ... Full-thickness skin biopsy ... the mainstay of treatment ... paraproteinemia (IgGλ ... #Differential #Diagnosis