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Approach to managing Glomerulonephritis (GN) in children. 

ANCA, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; c-ANCA, cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies;
antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies ... antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies ... ; SLE, systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... Glomerulonephritis #Algorithm
EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical Domains:
 • Constitutional domain: Fever
 • Cutaneous domain: Non-scarring
Lupus Erythematosus ... Clinical Domains ... : Non-scarring alopecia ... Highly specific antibodies ... #Systemic #Lupus
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... Photosensitivity, Alopecia ... #lupus #Systemic ... #Erythematosus
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
lupus erythematosus ... lupus erythematosus ... lupus erythematosus ... (SLE), Systemic ... (SLE), Systemic
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Suspect: Clinical ... and permanent alopecia ... lupus erythematosus ... #Systemic #Lupus
SLICC SLE Diagnostic Criteria - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical and Immunologic Criteria

CLINICAL CRITERIA
 - ACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS
SLICC SLE Diagnostic ... Criteria - Systemic ... Lupus Erythematosus ... - NON-SCARRING ALOPECIA ... #Lupus #Erythematosus
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
Antinuclear antibodies ... and Systemic lupus ... is clinically suspected ... autoantibodies #Systemic ... #lupus #erythematosus
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... months to years) Systemic ... Lupus Erythematosus ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... Photosensitivity, Alopecia
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Toxicity - Summary Clinical ... syndrome (GBS), systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... (SLE), polymyositis ... myopathy (IMNM) → Antibodies
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
affected joint • Systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... double-stranded DNA antibodies ... 30% and 60% of SLE ... ANA and RF (if clinical