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IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
Salmonella • Colon ... Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome, CVID ... (common variable ... • Colon inflammation ... changes without chronic
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Autoimmunity • Chronic ... lung disease ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... and M panel Management ... Malignancies • Chronic
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... infection • Most common ... pneumonia • Chronic ... seen • Chest CT ... Abscess Differential
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Mediated Colitis
Grade of Disease Severity:
 • G1: Increase < 4 BMs/day over baseline; mild
Grade of Disease ... Endoscopy (Flex Sig or Colon ... Cross-sectional Imaging (MR/CT ... #diagnosis #management ... #algorithm #IBD
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly ... , pancreas, stomach ... , colon, and lymphoma ... , colon, and lymphoma