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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... and Management ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... Photosensitivity, Alopecia ... life-threatening • Treatment
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... Photosensitivity, Alopecia ... Usual therapeutic management ... #sle #comparison
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
APPEARANCES ON MUSCULOSKELETAL ... or ‘hypoechoic’ background ... #MSK #POCUS #Atlas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Comparison
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
develops on the background ... SJIA], systemic lupus ... erythematosus [SLE ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management