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Nephrotic Syndrome - Classification
 - Podocytopathies
 - Immunocomplex Deposits 
 - Other substances Deposits 

#Nephrotic #Syndrome
Immunocomplex Deposits ... Other substances Deposits ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
glomerulopathy (Dense deposit ... Minimal immune deposits ... MPGN #nephrology #diagnosis
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Clinical Significance (MGUS) - Differential Diagnosis

Neurologic-Centered:
 (+) Systemic Features: POEMS, AL amyloid, Cryoglobulinemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Organized Ig deposits ... Non-organized Ig deposits ... monoclonal Ig deposits ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
Presence of immune deposits ... on IF • No EM deposits ... Minimal immune deposits ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
Hydroxyapatite deposits ... - Deposits ... specificity of tear diagnosis ... Differential diagnosis ... clinical #Radiology #diagnosis
Henoch Schonlein Purpura 
Typically a young boy. Often occurs following upper respiratory tract infection. A systemic
dominant immune deposits ... Schonlein #Purpura #Diagnosis
Diagnosis of IgA Vasculitis (Henoch-Schönlein Purpura) - French Vasculitis Study Group 

1) Suggestive clinical manifestations
Diagnosis of IgA ... dominant immune deposits ... - Dominant IgA deposits ... with vascular IgA deposits ... HenochSchonleinPurpura #HSP #Diagnosis
Osteoarthritis (OA): X-ray features 
 - Joint space narrowing (least specific)
 - Subchondral Cysts (pockets of
(Abnormal bone deposits ... Xray #radiology #diagnosis
Pemphigus Vulgaris vs Bullous Pemphigoid - Comparison Table
Pemphigus Vulgaris
 • Epidemiology: Average age 40-60
 • Time
Intercellular IgG deposits ... Immunofluorescence: Linear IgG deposits ... Pemphigoid #Comparison #diagnosis
Diagnosis of Cryoglobulinemia Vasculitis

1) Presence of cryoglobulin 
Circulating immunoglobulins that precipitate with cold temperature and dissolve
Diagnosis of Cryoglobulinemia ... cryoglobulin immune deposits ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Diagnosis