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Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Anti-mitochondrial (AMA ... biliary cirrhosis (PBC ... Celiac disease Anti-GBM ... diseases #diagnosis #table ... #rheumatology #antibodies
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
, autoimmune disorder ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... CLL (older) • Autoimmune ... younger pts) Differential ... Disorders Such As
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
- Differential ... Tenderness → Consider infectious ... • ANA < 20 % IBM ... Other Diseases: • PBC ... #rheumatology #differential