NBME 22 Answers : Block 3 : #4 = A 29-year-old woman has an inflammatory disease ...

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A 29-year-old woman has an inflammatory disease ...

Immune complex-mediated cytotoxicity

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submitted by airhead5(3),

Does anyone know the disease they are talking about? I was thinking lupus which makes sense with the answer, but i can’t find anything on anterior chamber of eye and choroid plexus.

liverdietrying It's lupus, all the symptoms listed are classic especially the serositis. Anterior chamber of the eye = uveitis. Choroid plexus = cerebritis. For a great overview, check out this (free) video: https://onlinemeded.org/spa/rheumatology/lupus/acquire +4

in_a_pass_life I think this was reactive arthritis, not lupus. Choroid plexus not just in the brain, also in eye (can’t see, can’t pee, can’t climb a tree). Mechanism of reactive arthritis is immune complex deposition, per UWorld, which was correct answer. +3

trichotillomaniac The inside of the eye is divided into two chambers: the anterior chamber and the posterior chamber. Both chambers contain fluid, and when there’s inflammation in the eye, a specialist can often see inflammatory cells in the fluid. https://www.hss.edu/conditions_eye-problems-lupus.asp +

trichotillomaniac I agree that this is Lupus after doing some more research! +1

nwinkelmann I find this article describing the SLE ocular manifestations, including uveitis and cerebritis. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4908056/ Also this talks about the lupus cerebritis (choroid plexus inflammation): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebritis +

medulla every time I read about Lupus there is something new!! +

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submitted by welpdedelp(137),

This was SLE. https://step1.medbullets.com/msk/112039/systemic-lupus-erythematosus

Think: 1,2,3= S-L-E

Using ACID: Type III is for Immune Complexes

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submitted by fallot4logy(5),

why not sarcoidosis? 1.rheumatoid arthritis like symptoms 2.uveitis 3.kidneys ...only serositis is a bit controversial

drzed Need some pulmonary symptoms to make sarcoid convincing. I know in real life people can present with primary neurosarcoid or something crazy but on exams, it'll be classic presentation. No granulomas, hilar lympadenopathy, or interstitial lung disease = probably not sarcoid +

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submitted by fallot4logy(5),

why not sarcoidosis? 1.rheumatoid arthritis like symptoms 2.uveitis 3.kidneys ...only serositis is a bit controversial

seracen I usually look for the hilar manifestation, when considering sarcoidosis, or the skin manifestations. Personally, I thought Sjogren's when I read this. +