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Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Common Variable ... to impaired B-cell ... - gastric and breast ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
function tests algorithm ... Areas of diagnostic ... Abnormal USS may well ... aminotransferase; BMI, body mass ... #Hepatology #Liver
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Giant cell arteritis ... (GCA) Giant cell ... GCA can present variably ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
areas include the ... lytic lesions, commonly ... Imaging: X-rays, CT ... PET-CT / MRI: Staging ... #Diagnosis #Management