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Lupus Nephritis Classification Algorithm

#Lupus #Nephritis #Classification #Algorithm #diagnosis #differential #types #rheumatology #nephrology #renal
Lupus Nephritis ... Classification Algorithm ... #Classification ... #differential #types ... #rheumatology #
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis ... immunofluorescence Immune Complex ... Post-strep GN, Lupus ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm ... #rheumatology
Hypersensitivity: Summary
Type I Hypersensitivity:
 • Immunological Mediator: lgE
 • Immunological Target: Allergen Molecules
 • Ex: Antibiotic
conjunctivitis Type ... Antigen-Ab immune complexes ... • Ex: Systemic Lupus ... Post-infectious glomerulonephritis ... #Classification
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Antigen-antibody complex ... Antigen-antibody complexes ... Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis ... , Systemic lupus ... allergy #table #classification
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
, type 1 (50%-80% ... ), type II (80-90% ... Post/pauci immune glomerulonephritis ... S - Systemic Lupus ... #differential #hematology
Type III Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Small antigen-antibody complexes (produced from normal immune response to
Type III Hypersensitivity ... antigen-antibody complexes ... : • Systemic Lupus ... Post-infectious glomerulonephritis ... sickness #TypeIII #Type3
Renal Involvement in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Dr. Laurent ARNAUD @Lupusreference

#Renal #diseases #SLE #Systemic #Lupus #Erythematosus #venn #nephrology
Involvement in Systemic Lupus ... SLE #Systemic #Lupus ... nephrology #nephritis #classification ... #types #rheumatology
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Hypersensitivity Types ... Antigen-antibody complexes ... Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis ... , and systemic lupus ... #Classification
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis ... space) Immune-Complex ... IgA nephropathy, lupus ... autoAb against type ... #RPGN #Classification
Causes of Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red blood cells on urine microscopy. Must exclude false positives
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Immune-complex ... IgA, post-strep, lupus ... • Lupus glomerulonephritis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm