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Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
Cryoglobulins: - Single monoclonal ... - Composed of monoclonal ... • Low serum C4 complement ... • Hypersensitivity ... #classification
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Hypersensitivity ... antigen, leading to complement ... Complement activation ... sclerosis #Hypersensitivity ... #Types #Classification
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
of hypersensitivity ... antigens, leading to complement ... they activate complement ... Graft rejection #hypersensitivity ... allergy #table #classification
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitis and Vasculitides ... often involved • Hypocomplementemic ... Urticaria and hypocomplementemia ... against MPO • Complement ... #rheumatology #classification
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Agglutinin Disease 3 Types ... Cryoglobulins (Vasculitic ... - Idiopathic monoclonal ... malignancy (CLL) - Monoclonal ... temperatures by fixing complement
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
chains - Screen for monoclonal ... for detection of monoclonal ... or alternative complement ... for ANCA-related vasculitis ... cryoglobulinemias (types
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
or alternative complement ... chains - Screen for monoclonal ... for detection of monoclonal ... for ANCA-related vasculitis ... cryoglobulinemias (types
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
anti-Smith Ab, low complements ... Skin Disease Classification ... ANCA-associated vasculitis ... Kikuchi disease • Type-I ... RNP antibodies, Complement
IGG-4 RELATED DISEASE

WHAT?
 • A chronic, immune-mediated fibroinflammatory disease with tumefactive infiltration of IgG4+ plasma cells
• Pancreas: Type ... aortitis, mimics vasculitis ... - ↑ IgE, ↓ complement ... • Classification
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance (MGRS)

MGRS
• MGRS refers to kidney disease caused by nephrotoxic monoclonal immunoglobulins
Monoclonal Gammopathy ... guide subtype classification ... tubulopathy) - Complement ... formation causing vasculitis ... Types of MGRS-Associated