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Diagnosis and Management of Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis (HUV)

Diagnosis of HUV
1) Chronic urticaria 
2) Leukocytoclastic vasculitis 
3)
Diagnosis and Management ... of Hypocomplementemic ... vasculitis 3) Hypocomplementemia ... anti-IgE, anti-IL ... TerrierBen #Hypocomplementemic
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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IgG4-Related Disease ... node), high serum IgG4 ... rheumatoid factor), ± hypocomplementemia ... with increased IgG4 ... Disease #diagnosis #management
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
- ANA > 95% (IgG ... 90% - Low complement ... 80% - Low complement ... Usual therapeutic management ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Suggested algorithm for bone marrow biopsy and skeletal imaging in patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined
Suggested algorithm ... small (<1.5 gm/dL ... low-risk MGUS (IgG ... #MGUS #Biopsy #algorithm ... #diagnosis #management
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL)
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent, 4:1 to 1:1 F:M
Induced Lupus (DIL ... rash is rare in DIL ... - ANA > 95% (IgG ... 90% - Low complement ... diagnosis #treatment #management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Cytopenia: 2% • Hypocomplementemia ... • Nephrogenic DI ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management