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ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
or the anterior chest ... auricular papules Clinical ... severity of the disease ... levels of ALT or GGT ... muscle weakness Phenotype
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Ground-glass opacity is nonspecific, but highly significant finding since 60-80% of patients with ground-glass opacity on
treatable lung disease ... the lung disease ... with GGO, one without ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GroundGlass
In the images on your left you can appreciate again the spectrum of findings seen in
connective tissue disease ... , all cases were ... a very subtle GGO ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP
On the left a patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
Some lobules are involved
The differential ... thromboembolic disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GGO #
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
far as you can go ... this pattern was caused ... many inhalational diseases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
Hospitalization - Pathophysiology ... the Journal of Clinical ... Anemia of renal disease ... #pathophysiology ... #differential #
On the left a patient with GGO as dominant pattern.
In addition there is traction bronchiectasis indicating
a patient with GGO ... This case is one ... collagen vascular diseases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
pneumonitis (2) The case ... proteinosis and other diseases ... included in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic