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Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
GPA causes disease ... Rarely dominate the clinical ... Maculopapular rash ... • Goodpasture syndrome ... #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... 3rd Decade Skin ... Disease Classification ... : • Acute cutaneous ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• They can cause ... - Purpura - Skin ... : • Clinical triad ... diagnosis #types #classification ... #rheumatology #
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Constitutional Syndromes ... Aplastic Anemia Clinical ... Headaches • Pale skin ... and petechiae Causes ... Anemia #oncology #hematology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... glomerulonephritis) • Anti-GBM ... mucositis - Rash ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #classification
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... develop leukostasis syndrome ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... CLL -> Invade Skin ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
, mucositis • Rash ... tract, and often causes ... pain and GN Anti-GBM ... vasculitis • Cogan syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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gammopathy, and skin ... changes (POEMS syndrome ... HIV, HBV, EBV, ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
) • Anti-Mi2 (skin ... Symptoms: • Gottron rash ... • ANA < 20 % IBM ... statins - probably caused ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology