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Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Autoimmune: Autoimmune hepatitis ... - If both are normal ... Chronic viral hepatitis ... #injury #hepatitis ... #hepatology
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 ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Noninfectious hepatitis ... Cytopenias • Cardiac valve ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... flares • CRP normal ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
- Hemolytic anemia ... deficiency • Liver ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology # ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
: - Hepatitis ... (MDS) (normal or ... ) Labs: • Peripheral ... Treatment: ... #oncology #hematology
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 ... , HIV) • Glucocorticoid ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
• HLH Labs: ... with leukopenia, anemia ... thrombocytopenia • Liver ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Ocular examination Labs ... vasculitis: 10%-16% Liver ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... #Rheumatology #