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Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
joints (shoulders, wrists ... culture used to diagnose ... • Systemic glucocorticoids ... Deposition #Disease #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
thiazidic, PPI, ACE, calcium-b ... months to years) Systemic ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
associated with rheumatologic ... presentation of systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... #Pericarditis #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... the lymphatic system ... fibrosis. 4) Calcium ... skin (16-32%): lupus ... #Management #Signs
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL)
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent, 4:1 to 1:1 F:M
Constitutional symptoms ... thiazidic, PPI, ACE, calcium-b ... #DIL #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #treatment ... #management
TAFRO

TAFRO syndrome was first described in 2010, standing for:
- Thrombocytopenia
- Anasarca
- Fever
- Reticulin fibrosis
- Organomegaly

TAFRO syndrome
lupus erythematosus ... in LNs and the systemic ... symptoms Histopathological ... Diagnoses - The ... #management #rheumatology