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Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
- Differential Diagnosis ... this should be 1° ... Chronic Radiation Pneumonitis ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Diseases #ILD
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
Splint: Posterior long ... if types I or Ill ... followup within 1 ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Proximal #MSK
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
increases and ILD ... anti-NXP2 Abs Lung ... Phenotype 1 ... Dermatomyositis #rheumatology ... #dermatology #diagnosis
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
-1 and IL-6, leading ... rash) • Heart, lung ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Affects 1:25,000 ... and 1:50,000 patients ... • Chronic lung ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
thiazidic, PPI, ACE, calcium-b ... Prognosis: Usually mild ... Usual therapeutic management ... comparison #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... granulomas within the lungs ... fibrosis. 4) Calcium ... anterior/posterior MSK ... #Management #Signs
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... including: 1. ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... #management #Toxicology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... • Acute lupus pneumonitis ... • ANA titers > 1: ... Ro/La, anti-Jo-1, ... #Rheumatology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
• A clinical diagnosis ... -1 inhibitors, IL ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management ... #Dermatology