4 results
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Antinuclear Antibody ... Testing - Nuclear ... phenomenon, SjS, cancer ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis ... fraction < 20% Differential ... hemopathies, solid cancers ... #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
very remarkable w/differential ... in literature (NEJM ... cases (Cornelia NEJM ... Start steroids if concern ... #Management
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear Patterns
Homogeneous pattern: 
 • SLE, SSc, AIH, JIA
 • dsDNA, chromatin,
Antinuclear Antibody ... Testing - Nuclear ... phenomenon, SjS, cancer ... #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology