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Granulomatous Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
OP: organising pneumonia; EGPA: eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis; NSG: necrotising
Granulomatous Lung Disease ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Granulomatous #granuloma ... #Lung #Disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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Activation: Liver disease ... , Kidney Disease ... : Amyloid, TB (granuloma ... #differential #algorithm
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
Proposed Algorithm for Diagnosing Sarcoidosis
Highly suggestive Clinicoradiological Findings → Clinical diagnosis (without biopsy) e.g. Löfgren's syndrome
Suggestive
Proposed Algorithm ... alternative causes of granulomas ... #Sarcoidosis #Algorithm
Genital Skin Ulcers - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful:
 • Herpes simplex
 • Haemophilus ducreyi (chancroid)
 • Behcet's
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... (chancre) • Granuloma ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Non-caseating granulomas ... Clinical: • Disease
Diagnostic Schema for Hyperferritinemia

Pearl: Diseases associated with extreme elevations: 
1. HLH 
2. Still's disease 
3. Systemic
Hyperferritinemia Pearl: Diseases ... Still's disease ... Hyperferritinemia #Algorithm
Causes of Ovarian Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperplastic:
 • Polycystic ovary
 • Endometrioid cyst
Functional:
 • Follicular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Thecoma • Granulosa ... Cord Stromal: • Granulosa ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
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