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Renal involvement in 35% of mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis 
Associated with : 
 • Absence of skin
neuropathy • Type ... min/1.73 m2 at diagnosis ... #Vasculitis #Management ... #Rheumatology # ... #Nephrology
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
Mnemonic C - Cryoglobulinemia ... S - Systemic Lupus ... Erythematosus ( ... CHAMPS #Mnemonic #diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
Labs/Diagnosis: ... (e.g. systemic lupus ... erythematosus ( ... Cryoglobulins #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus ( ... #Erythematosus ... #SLE #CNS #neurology ... #rheumatology # ... #management #treatment
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
IgA nephropathy, lupus ... nephritis, cryoglobulinemia ... post-infectious GN ... autoAb against type ... #Nephrology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Erythematosus ( ... Usual therapeutic management ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
rapidly progressing GN ... ANCA +MPO) • Cryoglobulinemic ... such as systemic lupus ... erythematosus, ... #rheumatology #
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
IV RTA, TYPE I ... Membranoproliferative GN ... Vasculitis: • 7%, Cryoglobulinemia ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #Diagnosis #Management