Microbiology/Immunology

anti-histone antibodies

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anti-histone antibodies

drug-induced lupus
(may present with the malar rash, but typically spares the kidneys and CNS. )

drugs that can cause drug-induced lupus: hydralazine and procainamide

anti-dsDNA antibodies

Systemic lupus erythematous

anti-microsomal antibodies

Hashimotos Thyroiditis
(It is an autoimmune disease in which the body produces anti-microsomal antibodies that attack the thyroid gland, causing inflammation and ultimately destroying its ability to function, causing decreased production of thyroid hormone. Hashimoto thyroiditis is classified as a type II, noncytotoxic hypersensitivity reaction. Follicles with germinal centers are the classic finding on biopsy. )

anti-centromere antibodies

CREST syndrome
(calcifications, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasias)

anti-mitochondrial antibodies

primary biliary cirrhosis