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Causes of Hypercalcemia due to increased Vitamin D levels
 • The BIG 3:
granulomatous diseases ... vasculitis, Crohn's disease ... pneumonia, Talc granuloma ... Silicone-induced granuloma ... Paraffin-associated granuloma
Causes of Granulomatous Liver Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
Infections (Bacterial, Viral, Fungal, Parasitic)
Malignancy
Autoimmune
Drugs/Toxins
Others

#Granulomatous #Liver #hepatic #granulomas #Differential
Granulomatous Liver Diseases ... Liver #hepatic #granulomas
Hepatic and splenic granulomas

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#ID  #Infectious Diseases
Hepatic and splenic granulomas ... ID #Infectious Diseases ... Microbiology #Micro #granulomas
Granulomatous Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
OP: organising pneumonia; EGPA: eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis; NSG: necrotising
Granulomatous Lung Disease ... interstitial lung disease ... Granulomatous #granuloma ... #Lung #Disease
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Non-caseating granulomas ... Clinical: • Disease
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
Hansen's Disease ... do not contract disease ... non-caseating granulomas ... • Tuberculoid disease ... • Lepromatous disease
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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Activation: Liver disease ... , Kidney Disease ... : Amyloid, TB (granuloma
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Polyangiitis: - No Granulomas ... rhinosinusitis, + Granulomas ... • GPA: - +Granulomas ... (Granulomatous disease ... atherosclerotic disease
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
presentation of the disease ... GPA causes disease ... Usually parallel the disease ... ) • Castleman disease ... extravascular palisading granulomas
Solid pulmonary nodules can represent various etiologies:
- benign granulomas
- focal scar
- intrapulmonary lymph nodes
- primary malignancies
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etiologies: - benign granulomas ... malignancies - metastatic disease