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Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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and knees • Diffuse ... sclerosis (DcSSc; diffuse ... skin thickening Signs ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Limited - CREST:
 • Calcinosis
 • Raynaud phenomenon
 • Esophageal dysmotility
 • Sclerodactyly
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Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma ... Telangiectasia Diffuse ... 10% - 15% • Scleroderma ... Systemic #Sclerosis #Scleroderma ... #diagnosis #signs
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... common cause of diffuse ... Look for other signs ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Diffuse #Consolidation
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
Feeding Vessel Sign ... CT • Distinct pulmonary ... lung nodule or mass ... Feeding #Vessel #Sign ... #diagnosis #radiology
Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
Halo Sign on Chest ... CT • SPN or mass ... .2016.12.033 #Halo #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
consolidation - Diffuse ... opacities Nodule or mass ... - Solitary Pulmonary ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Pulmonary Renal ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Diffuse ... Complement Levels: Scleroderma ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy
In sarcoidosis the common pattern is right paratracheal and bilateral hilar adenopathy ('1-2-3-sign').
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adenopathy ('1-2-3-sign ... blastomycosis and scleroderma ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Mediastinal
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
• Nucleolar: Diffuse ... systemic sclerosis/scleroderma ... systemic sclerosis/scleroderma ... , Interstitial Pulmonary ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
 - Pulmonary Fibrosis -> Crackles, Abnormal CXR
 - Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Heart
Diffuse Systemic ... ) - Pulmonary ... Renal Failure - Mask ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis