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Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Autoantibodies and ... their Disease Associations ... ANA - Non-specific ... (TTG) - Celiac disease ... #Associations #diseases
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Antibody refers ... Positive ANAAutoimmune ... Disease! ... #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
ANA (Antinuclear ... connective tissue disease ... 90% • Anti-GBM disease ... #Antinuclear #Antibody ... diseases
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
Diseases: • GATA2 ... Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome ... Autoimmune Diseases ... : • Systemic lupus ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Physical Exam/Signs ... Diagnosis: • ... cells can indicate disease ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Lymphoma (HCV) • CLL ... • Heavy Chain disease ... Evans • ITP • Cl-NH ... Sneddon-Wilkinson disease ... #Diagnosis #Oncology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Decade Skin Disease ... Diagnosis: • ANCA-associated ... tissue disease ... rheumatologic diseases ... ) • Kikuchi disease
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
IBD, Whipple's disease ... • Whipple's disease ... Antiphospholipid-antibody ... #joint #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
multisystemic disease ... associated with other diseases ... demyelinating disease ... peripheral Thyroid Disease ... Tracheobronchial disease
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Studies in Rheumatic Diseases ... exclude inflammatory disease ... connective-tissue disease ... #Rheumatic #Disease