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Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... • Chronic Lymphocytic ... Leukemia (CBC with Lymphocytes ... - Monoclonal Lymphocytes ... on Biopsy
IgG4-associated conditions

Diagnosis of IgG4 disease is depending on BIOPSY. While IgG4 levels can be informative (and
is depending on BIOPSY ... really need to see pathology ... plasma cells and lymphocytes ... Even the pathology
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Endomyocardial biopsy ... • Antlviral (lymphocytic ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Cytomegalovirus, Influenza, Lymphocytic ... complex • Nodular/Masses ... Nocardia spp; Actinomyces ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Treatment: - Lymphocytic ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #summary #biopsy
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
HL (MCHL) - Lymphocyte ... HL (LRHL) - Lymphocyte ... LDHL) - Nodular lymphocyte ... variants) - LN biopsy ... Routine bone marrow biopsy
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... - Aspergillus, Actinomyces ... Infection-negative lymphocytic ... more commonly cause ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Pathophysiology: • T lymphocyte ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... higher • Liver biopsy
Acute Rheumatic Fever with Erythema Marginatum - Painless, nonpruritic, red annular macules appeared on the upper
Skin biopsy revealed ... infiltration of lymphocytes ... Clinical #Derm #Pathology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
glands: • Focal lymphocytic ... salivary gland) biopsy ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... salivary gland) biopsy ... UIP, NSIP): • Lymphocytic