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Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
likely it will be clinically ... Rheumatic Diseases ... • Rheumatic Diseases ... , Interstitial Pulmonary ... #patterns #rheumatology
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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IgG4-Related Disease ... Clinical history ... biliary, renal, lung ... concentration PET-CT ... #treatment #rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... (SLE) - Antinuclear ... #Disease #Rheumatoid ... #workup #diagnosis ... #testing #Rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms, Arthritis ... 95% (IgG anti-chromatin ... of autoantibodies ... comparison #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
overlaps with RA, SLE ... ab • RF • Antinuclear ... salivary ducts Clinical ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology