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| Autoimmune hemolytic anemia |
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Anti-RBC antibody Triad: · Warm type: severe anemia, splenomegaly, high mean corpuscular Hb concentration (increased Hb to RBC ratio) Cold type: anemia, Raynaud’s syndrome, acrocyanosis
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| · Anti-epidermal basement membrane· Accumulation of fluid where epidermis is destroyedTriad: bullae, elderly pruritis (histamine release) |
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| · Anti-islet cells· Early: hyperglycemia, DKA risk, infectionso Hormone sensitive lipaseà break down TG§ Inhibited by insulin, stimulated by Epi · Late: retinopathy, nephropathy and atherosclerosis High risk for silent MI |
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