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Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Liver diseases ... and hepatitis ... levels are within normal ... DDX - Other causes ... #hematology #diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Noninfectious hepatitis ... , Serositis Labs ... common • Antihistone ... #Rheumatology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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hepatitis C) • ... ETOH, autoimmune hepatitis ... PBC, PSC, Viral hepatitis ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... #hematology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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infection - Most common ... • New onset SLE ... infection • Viral hepatitis ... disease progression ... #HIV #diagnosis
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
overlaps with RA, SLE ... Ocular examination Labs ... vasculitis: 10%-16% Liver ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... #Rheumatology #