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Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
Congenital Diseases ... deficiency • Fanconi’s anemia ... Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome ... : • Systemic lupus ... deficiency Infections
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... ) - HELLP syndrome ... Hemolytic uremic syndrome ... usually IgG) (e.g. lupus ... #anemia
Classification of Vasculitis 
Vasculitis of large vessels 
 - Arteritis temporalis (giant-cell arteritis) 
 - Takayasu
Churg-Strauss syndrome ... malignomas, and infectious ... - systemic lupus ... - Sjögren syndrome ... Vessels #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
hemolysis, deficiency anemia ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Inflammatory Conditions: Rheumatologic ... Vasculitides, IBD, Celiac disease ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome
ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
Associated Rheumatic Diseases ... connective tissue disease ... , Drug-induced Lupus ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... block • Sjogren syndrome ... Treatment: • ... #Systemic #Lupus ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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- Hemolytic anemia ... Other auto-immune, Infectious ... diseases, Hematological ... sclerosis, Still's disease ... #differential #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
, Drug-induced Lupus ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... Arthritis, Sjögren Syndrome ... Lymphoproliferative Disorders, Infection ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
• Systemic lupus ... SLE], AOSD) • Infection ... with leukopenia, anemia ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Rheumatology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
and less common diseases ... diagnosis and treatment ... Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease ... • Systemic lupus ... polychondritis • Behcet disease