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EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical Domains:
 • Constitutional domain: Fever
 • Cutaneous domain: Non-scarring
EULAR/ACR Classification ... pericarditis • Hematologic ... Antiphospholipid antibody ... , Anti-Sm antibody ... #EULARACR #Classification
SLICC SLE Diagnostic Criteria - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical and Immunologic Criteria

CLINICAL CRITERIA
 - ACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS
ANA level above laboratory ... - Anti-dsDNA antibody ... level above laboratory ... the presence of antibody ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Lupus (SLE): ... (anti-nuclear antibody ... Antiphospholipid Antibody ... glycoprotein I (ß2GP), Lupus ... #associations #table
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
calcium-b) • Laboratory ... Discontinuation of causal ... versus DIL • Laboratory ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody ... ) • Systemic lupus ... anti-topoisomerase antibody ... #Antinuclear #Antibody ... antibodies #diagnosis #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... , oral ulcers, Lupus ... versus DIL • Laboratory ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... Management #Summary #rheumatology
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... glomerulonephritis, Systemic lupus ... types #allergy #table ... #classification
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
- IgG or IgM antibody ... antigen - Antigen-antibody ... , and systemic lupus ... Hypersensitivity #Types #Classification ... Diagnosis #Reactions #Table
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
and fever) and laboratory ... Skin Disease Classification ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... with: • Minimal laboratory ... vein thrombosis Hematologic
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... joint • Systemic lupus ... - Antinuclear antibody ... more time for the laboratory ... Rheumatoid #Arthritis #laboratory