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Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
AIP: acute interstitial ... SSc: systemic sclerosis ... lupus. ... Differential #Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Reactive: - Systemic ... Lupus Erythematosus ... Fatigue • Acute ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... • Systemic lupus ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Classification: • Acute ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Pleural effusions • Acute ... Chronic B-cell activation
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
months to years) Systemic ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
sequestration and activation ... : 33% • Treatment ... At least 3 of (Acute ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
to complement activation ... days - Examples: Acute ... reaction, Haemolytic disease ... glomerulonephritis, Systemic ... lupus erythematosus
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
• Heavy Chain disease ... to cold IgG • Lupus ... Sneddon-Wilkinson disease ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Oncology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Sweet Syndrome Acute ... disease. ... ’s syndrome - Lupus ... Treatment: - Systemic ... #oncology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
excessive macrophage activation ... age, however the disease ... presents as an acute ... • Bicytopenia Treatment ... #hematology