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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Treatment
Warm AIHA:
1) Steroids - 1-2 mg/kg prednisone daily
   • Until
Autoimmune Hemolytic ... Anemia (AIHA) Treatment ... severe disease If relapse ... BrighamMedRes #AIHA #Autoimmune ... #Anemia #AIHA #Treatment
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... • Refractory Relapse ... management #neurology #treatment
Treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1st Line Strategy - GC 0.7 mg/kg/day, except for:
 • Aortitis
Treatment of giant ... necrosis, stroke) Relapses ... • 1st relapse: Incr ... mg/jd • 2nd relapse ... arteritis #GCA #Treatment
Multiple Myeloma - Management Algorithms
 - Treatment Initiation
 - Frontline Treatment
 - First Relapse
 - Second
Algorithms - Treatment ... - Frontline Treatment ... - First Relapse ... Second or Higher Relapse ... #relapse #initiation
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia:
 • Mechanism: IgG and Complement-mediated
 • Etiology:
Warm vs Cold Autoimmune ... Hemolytic Anemia Warm Autoimmune ... Spherocytes • Treatment ... Splenectomy Cold Autoimmune ... transient hemolysis • Treatment
Causes of Leukocytosis and Leukopenia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Eosinophilia (AEC > 500, hypereosinophilia > 1500):
Infection, Malignancy, Autimmune ... Lymphocytopenia: Infections, Autoimmune ... Infections, Drugs, Autoimmune ... Infection, Malignancy, Autoimmune
Global Alliance algorithm to improve outcomes in acne.
†With small nodules (>0.5–1 cm).
‡Consider physical removal of comedones.
§Second
course in case of relapse ... PrimaryCare #Acne #Treatment
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Autoimmune:
 • Isolated
 • Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome 1
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm Autoimmune ... Polyglandular autoimmune ... Polyglandular autoimrnune
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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Warm Antibody Autoimmune ... Warm #Antibody #Autoimmune ... diagnosis #management #treatment
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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with response to treatment ... and relapse No ... IgG4+ cells" Treatment ... 0.6 mg/kg/day) - Relapse ... phenotypes #workup #treatment