CT disease Flashcards

1
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HLA-DR3
Afro-Caribbean
anti-dsDNA in all (anti-ENA in some - Sm highly specific, RNP if drug-induced)
Classical complement deficiency
Type III hypersensitivity
Malar rash
A

SLE (3 letters in SLE)

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anti-Ro, anti-La
Big parotid glands
Schirmer’s test
Dry mouth, dry nose, dry eyes

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Sjogren’s

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3
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anti-SCL70

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Diffuse systemic sclerosis

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4
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anti-centromere

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Limited systemic sclerosis (CREST)

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5
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anti-dsDNA

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SLE

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6
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anti-Ro, anti-La

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Sjogren’s

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7
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anti-Jo1

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Dermatomyositis

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8
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anti-SRP

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Polymyositis

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9
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anti-SCL70
Tight skin over trunk
No CREST
Pulmonary fibrosis

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Diffuse systemic sclerosis

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10
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anti-centromere
No tight skin over trunk
CREST (calcinosis painful fingers, Raynaud’s, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, telangiectasia)
Pulmonary hypertension

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Limited systemic sclerosis (CREST)

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11
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anti-Jo1
Muscles + skin
Heliotrope Rash
Gottren’s papules

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Dermatomyositis

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12
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anti-SRP
Muscles only
Proximal muscles weakness
Raised CK, abnormal EMG

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Polymyositis

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13
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ANA antibody types

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Anti-nuclear antibody:

  • anti-dsDNA (SLE)
  • anti-ENA (anti-Ro, anti-La Sjogren’s; anti-SCL70 diffuse SS; anti-centromere limited SS)
  • anti-cytoplasmic (anti-Jo1 dermatomyositis, anti-SRP polymyositis)
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14
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ANCA antibody types

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pANCA (aka anti-MPO - MPA, CS)

cANCA (aka anti-PR3 - WG) ‘PRIC’

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15
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pANCA
Granulomas + eosinophils
Saddle nose, pulmonary haemorrhage, glomerulonephritis

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Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangitis

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16
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pANCA

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Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangitis (CS)

Microscopic polyangitis

17
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cANCA

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Granulomatosis with polyangitis (WG)

18
Q

Palpable purpuric rash

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Vasculitides

19
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Categories of vasculitides

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Small vessel (ANCA vasculitis, IgA vasculitis (e.g. HSP), Goodpasture's, cryoglobulinaemic)
Medium vessel (Polyarteritis nodosa, Kawasakim Buerger's)
Large vessel (Takayasu arteritis, GCA)
20
Q

Pulseless disease
Japanese women
Absent pulse, bruits, claudication

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Takayasu’s arteritis

21
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Elderly women
Scalp tenderness when combing hair, jaw claudication, blurred vision
Raised ESR
Ass. with Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Histo: Giant cells, granulomatous transmural inflammation, skip lesions

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Temporal arteritis (‘Giant cell arteritis’)

22
Q

Bead like aneurysms
Renal + mesenteric vessels
Histo: Necrotising arteritis

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Polyarteritis nodosa

23
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Prolonged fever

CRASH + BURN

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Kawasaki’s

24
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Elderly male smoker

Corkscrew appearance on angiography

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Buerger’s

25
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pANCA

Pulmonary + renal

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Microscopic angiitis

26
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pANCA
Granulomas + eosinophils
Asthma

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Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis

27
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cANCA
Granulomas
Kidney (Rapidly progressive (crescentic) GN), LRTI (pulmonary haemorrhage), URTI (saddle nose, nosebleeds, sinusitis)

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Granulomatosis with polyangitis

28
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TETRAD preceded by 1-2d URTI
IgA deposits and activates alternative complement
- Nephritic syndrome (frank haematuria w coke-coloured urine)
- Rash (palpable purpura on extensors + buttocks)
- Abdo pain
- Arthritis

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IgA Vasculitis (aka HSP)

29
Q

Circulting Ig due to SLE, MM, post infection (HepC) deposits in vessels

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Cryoglobulinaemic vasculitis

30
Q
Anti-GBM against collagen type IV
Rapidly progressive (crescentic) GN, pulmonary haemorrhage
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Goodpasture’s disease

31
Q

Non-caseating granulomas
Afro-Carribean
Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy w/ fine nodular shadowing in mid zones

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Sarcoid

32
Q

Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy differentials

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Sarcoid
TB
Lymphoma
Bronchial Ca

33
Q

Abnormal protein folding -> Aggregation into B-pleated sheets -> Organ deposition
Apple green birefringence with Congo red stain under polarised light

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Amyloidosis

34
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Light chains of Ig misfolded

MM

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AL Amyloidosis

35
Q
Acute phase protein serum amyloid A misfolded
Chronic infection (RA, IBD, Ca)
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AA Amyloidosis

36
Q

Beta-2 microglobulin misfolded

CKD

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Haemodialysis associated amyloidosis

37
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Familial Amyloidosis

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AA amyloidosis in Familial Mediterranean Fever