AI Diseases Flashcards
Define sarcoidosis
Multisystem granulomatous inflammatory disorder characterised by the presence of non-caseating granulomas
Epidemiology of sarcoidosis (age and area)
Afro-Caribbeans and Scandinavians
Usually > 50 years
General s/s of sarcoidosis (3)
fever, malaise, weight loss
Pulmonary s/s of sarcoidosis (2)
SOB, dry cough
Muscular s/s of sarcoidosis (1)
arthralgia
Eyes s/s of sarcoidosis (2)
uveitis, keratoconjunctivitis
Skin s/s of sarcoidosis (2)
lupus pernio, erythema nodosum
Cardio s/s of sarcoidosis (2)
arrhythmia, heart failure
Which are the main and most common symptoms of sarcoidosis
Pulmonary SOB and dry cough
Ix for sarcoidosis (3)
Bloods
CXR
Biopsy
What do you see in the bloods of sarcoidosis (3)
High calcium
High ACE
High ESR
What do you see in the CXR of sarcoidosis (2)
Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy
Pulmonary infiltration/fibrosis
What do you see in the biopsy of sarcoidosis
Non-caseating granuloma
Epidemiology of SLE (age, sex, race)
Young
Afro-Caribbean
Female
Symptoms of SLE (think of the acronym 11)
Serositis - pleurisy, pericarditis Oral ulcers Arthritis Photosensitivity Bloods (low counts of everything) Renal (proteinuria, casts) ANA Immunological (anti-dsDNA) Neurological (psychosis, seizures) Malar rash Discoid rash
Which auto-antibodies are raised in SLE (3)
Anti-dsDNA
ANA
Anti-cardiolipin
What do you seen the urine of SLE
casts, proteinuria, haematuria
What are forms of serositis seen in SLE (2)
Pleurisy, pericarditis
What is seen in the urine of SLE
Casts, proteinuria, haematuria
Ix for SLE (4 and what do you see in the results)
Bloods: high ESR, U&E, FBC Autoantibodies Anti-dsDNA ANA Anti-cardiolipin Urine: casts, proteinuria, haematuria CXR
What is the main complication of SLE
Anti-phospholipid syndrome
What triad is anti-phospholipid
Thromboembolism
Recurrent miscarriage
Thrombocytopaenia
What antibody is seen in anti-phospholipid syndrome
anti-cardiolipin
What are the two types of systemic sclerosis
Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis
Limited Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis (CREST Syndrome)
What is systemic sclerosis also known as
Scleroderma
Define systemic sclerosis
rare connective tissue disease characterised by widespread blood vessel damage and fibrosis in skin and internal organs
What happens in diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (7)
Skin changes involving the trunk Raynaud’s phenomenon Tendon friction Early lung disease Heart, GI and renal disease
What happens in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (5)
(CREST Syndrome) Calcinosis Raynaud’s phenomenon Eosophageal dysmotility Sclerodactyly Telangiectasia
Which type of systemic sclerosis has a mnemonic to hell it
Limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis
CREST
Which disease is anti-centromere AB involved in
Limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis