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IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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IgG4-Related Disease ... Clinical history ... biliary, renal, lung ... concentration PET-CT ... orientation, Biopsy
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
yield of available diagnostic ... malignancy, clinical ... obstructive pulmonary disease ... coronary artery disease ... 70% to 90% for a diagnosis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... in literature (NEJM ... Biopsy identifies ... cases (Cornelia NEJM ... day, followed by long
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
: Clinical Manifestations ... Lung Disease: ... • Clinical (Symptoms ... Imaging, high res CT ... biopsy) by Dr
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung- ...Physical examination revealed decreased air entry in the base of the
bronchoscopy and biopsy ... confirmed a diagnosis ... indicated stage IV disease ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis- Computed tomography of the chest, reconstructed in the coronal plane at the level of the
confirmed the diagnosis ... average age at diagnosis ... #clinical #Lymphangioleiomyomatosis ... LAM #radiology #CT ... #NEJM
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
effusions in both lungs ... Biopsy of the lung ... patient received a diagnosis ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #
Thumbprinting in Ischemic Colitis- Contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the abdomen, performed to evaluate the possibility of
complicated diverticular disease ... consistent with a diagnosis ... ischemic #colitis #clinical ... #radiology #CT ... thumbprinting #sign #NEJM
Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Ulcerative Colitis- ...left chest (Panel A) and leg (Panel B). The physical examination
an incisional biopsy ... A diagnosis of pyoderma ... inflammatory bowel disease ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #pyoderma
Lichen Planus- ...On examination, numerous purple papules were noted on the anterior surface of the forearms
Biopsy of a lesion ... confirming the diagnosis ... an autoimmune disease ... #NEJM #clinical