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Diagnostic Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - ACR and SLICC Criteria

#Diagnosis #Rheumatology #SLE #Lupus #Erythematosus #Criteria
Diagnostic Criteria ... Erythematosus - ACR ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology ... #SLE #Lupus #Erythematosus ... #Criteria #ACR
Lupus is diagnosed using clinical and laboratory diagnostic criteria set by the American College of Rheumatology.
Lupus is diagnosed ... A diagnosis of lupus ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology ... #SLE #Lupus #Erythematosus ... #Criteria #ACR
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Lupus (DIL): ... , SCLE-DIL (terbinafine ... thiazidic, PPI, ACE ... #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology
EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical Domains:
 • Constitutional domain: Fever
 • Cutaneous domain: Non-scarring
EULAR/ACR Classification ... Criteria for Systemic ... least 2 joints • Neurologic ... #SLE #Systemic ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... erythematosus (ACLE ... Differential Diagnosis ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... #Rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
• Systemic lupus ... erythematosus [SLE ... Histopathologic criteria ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Rheumatology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
contact with cold air ... Skin histology - Mast ... doi: 10.1111/all ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL)
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent, 4:1 to 1:1 F:M
: -10% of all lupus ... , SCLE-DIL (terbinafine ... thiazidic, PPI, ACE ... #DIL #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #treatment
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... joint • Systemic lupus ... rubella titer, ACE ... (to support a diagnosis ... #testing #Rheumatology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... : mediastinal mass ... Philadelphia - BCR-ABL ... Fibrinolysis & DIC ... #Oncology #Diagnosis