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Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
with autoimmune ... of secondary cryofibrinogenemia ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #hematology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... Cryoglobulinemia Syndrome ... cryoglobulinemia syndrome ... 20% Sjögren's syndrome ... #rheumatology #
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
infection risk secondary ... DDX - Other causes ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... (Epstein-Barr syndrome ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
rheumatologic diseases ... • Evans' syndrome ... lymphoproliferative syndrome ... Shrinking lung syndrome ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Antisynthetase syndrome ... Overlap Syndrome ... ANTI-SYNTHETASE SYNDROME ... paraneoplastic syndrome ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology