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Celiac disease is an immune-mediated, multisystem disorder that affects genetically susceptible individuals who are exposed to
are exposed to gluten-containing ... Also known as gluten-sensitive ... body responds to gluten ... A gluten-free diet ... herpetiformis #gliadin
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Tests for Celiac Disease ... patients with celiac disease ... negative if on low-gluten ... IgG deamidated gliadin ... value for celiac disease
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... cancers • Systemic diseases ... autoinflammatory diseases ... Prunelle Getten ... AdultOnset #Stills #Disease
Prevalent nutritional deficits during restrictive diets:
- Gluten-Free, Vegan, Low-Carb, Paleo

#nutritional #deficits #diets #deficiencies #deficiency #diagnosis #Vitamin
restrictive diets: - Gluten-Free
Fungal biomarkers
Beta-d-glucan
Aspergillus galactomannan

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential #Ddx
biomarkers Beta-d-glucan ... ID #Infectious Diseases
General overview of lung diseases. 

#diagnosis #causes #lung #disease #restrictive #obstructive #pulmonary #respiratory #pearls #ddxof
overview of lung diseases ... #causes #lung #disease
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome:
 - Acute poststreptococcal 
glomerulonephritis 
 - Rapidly progressive
Glomerular Diseases ... glomerulonephritis - Berger disease ... Minimal change disease ... #Glomerular #Diseases
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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reaction - Atopic disease ... lymphomas, Hodgkin disease ... Chronic inflammatory diseases ... , IgG4-related disease ... inflammatory bowel diseases
Lower Extremity Nerve Pathologies 

 • Obturator
 • Femoral
 • Common Peroneal
 • Tibial
 • Superior
Tibial • Superior Gluteal ... • Inferior Gluteal
Classification of Vasculitis 
Vasculitis of large vessels 
 - Arteritis temporalis (giant-cell arteritis) 
 - Takayasu
nodosa - Buerger disease ... - Kawasaki disease ... and infectious diseases ... - serum disease ... Henoch-Schönlein disease