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Diagnosis and Management of Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis (HUV)

Diagnosis of HUV
1) Chronic urticaria 
2) Leukocytoclastic vasculitis 
3)
Diagnosis and Management ... Therapeutic management ... agents - Rituximab, anti-IgE ... , anti-IL-1 ... #Rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Diagnosis and Management ... ANA > - Anti-ENA ... Usual therapeutic management ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
screening test Anti-dsDNA ... disease activity Anti-Ro ... overlap syndrome) Anti-Smith ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #management
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
Diagnosis, causes and management ... - Specific anti-infectious ... the absence of anti-infectious ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Rheumatology ... Cryoglobulinemic #Diagnosis #Management
JAK Inhibitors in 2019

Role in the therapeutic strategy in 2019
 • RA: 2nd line after failure
GCs, cDMARDS and anti-TNF-apha ... methotrexate + anti-TNFapha ... #Indications #Rheumatology ... #Management
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
) - Anti-ENA ... ) - Anti-histone ... Usual therapeutic management ... comparison #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
 •
bilirubin, ↑ LDH • Anti-RBC ... Anemia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
rheumatoid factor) • anti-CCP ... • Biologics: Anti-TNF ... Arthritis #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Etiological+++: Anti-infectious ... chemotherapy, anti-CD20 ... manifestations, Anti-IFN-y ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... treatment #summary #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL)
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent, 4:1 to 1:1 F:M
) - Anti-ENA ... cutaneous DIL), anti-Sm ... ) - Anti-histone ... DrugInduced #Lupus #DIL #rheumatology ... diagnosis #treatment #management