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Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Antinuclear Antibody ... ARUPLabs #ANA #Antinuclear ... #Antibody #Testing ... #differential # ... diagnosis #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear Patterns
Homogeneous pattern: 
 • SLE, SSc, AIH, JIA
 • dsDNA, chromatin,
Antinuclear Antibody ... ARUPLabs #ANA #Antinuclear ... #Antibody #Testing ... #differential # ... diagnosis #rheumatology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... interstitial lung disease ... On a Chest X-Ray ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
ANA (Antinuclear ... Antibody) and ANCA ... scleroderma) - Anti-Scl ... Jcortesizaguirr #ANA #Antinuclear ... antibodies #diagnosis #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Antinuclear Antibodies ... or Anti-NucIear Antibody ... Kumfer @AnnKumfer #Antinuclear ... #rheumatology # ... diagnosis #differential
ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
ANA Patterns and ... Associated Rheumatic Diseases ... Kumfer @AnnKumfer #Antinuclear ... #rheumatology # ... diagnosis #differential
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Anticentromere - CREST ... syndrome Anti-Scl ... polyangiitis U1-RNP antibody ... Endomyseal antibody ... diagnosis #table #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing Cytoplasmic Patterns
Reticular/AMA: 
 • PBC, SSc, PBC/SSc OS, PBC/SjS OS
 • AMA
Speckled:
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Antinuclear Antibody ... Testing Cytoplasmic Patterns ... #Antibody #Testing ... #differential # ... diagnosis #rheumatology
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern ... - Chest Radiology ... hematogenous spread of a disease ... #Chest #Radiology ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
fibrotic lung disease ... typical eggshell pattern ... Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad ... Silicosis #clinical #radiology ... #CXR #Chest #XRay