histo rheum Flashcards
histological findings for sarcoid
non caseating granulomas asteroid bodies Schaumann bodies
investigations for Sarcoid
raised Ca Raised ESR raised ACE Kveim test historically- intradermal injection of splenic sarcoid tissue and resultant granuloma formation
extra pulomary symptoms for sarcoid
weight loss night sweats hypercalcaemia/ hypercalciuria arthritis bone cysts erythema nodosum lupus pernio skin nodules ant/ post uveitis uveoparotid fever
what is uveoparotid fever
Heerfordt syndrome facial palsy bilateral uveitis parotid enlargment
amyloidosis
multisystem disease where misfolded proteins are deposited as fibrils in healthy tissue
primary amyloidosis protein
amyloid L
secondary amyloidosis protein
amyloid A
secondary amyloidosis associations
RA, ank spond TB renal cell carcinoma hodgkin lymphoma
familial amyloidosis alternative name
familial mediterranean fever
defect in familial mediterranean fever
pyrin gene overproduction of IL1
protein in haemodialysis associated amyloidosis
beta 2 microglobulin
diagnosis of amyloidosis
apple green bifringence under polarised light witha congo red stain
what causes the findings under polarised light in amyloidosis
beta sheets and the fibrils self assort as they are unstable
symptoms of amyloidosis
nephotic syndrome cardiac arrythmia carpal tunnel hepatosplenomegaly macroglossia in 10%
what are the large vessel vasculitides
temporal arteritis takayasu’s arteritis
who gets takayasu’s arteritis
middle aged japenese women
sx of takayasu’s arteritis
bruits pulseless disease claudications