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Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
interstitial lung ... PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... rheumatoid arthritis SLE ... Comparison #Table #Pulmonary ... #Rheumatology #
ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
ANA Patterns and ... Syndrome (SS), ... (SLE), Systemic ... #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
likely it will be clinically ... (SLE), Systemic ... : Lupus (SLE), Systemic ... , Interstitial Pulmonary ... #patterns #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Antinuclear (ANA ... block • Sjogren syndrome ... #Lupus #Erythematosus ... diagnosis #rheumatology
Classification of Vasculitis 
Vasculitis of large vessels 
 - Arteritis temporalis (giant-cell arteritis) 
 - Takayasu
Classification of ... - systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... #Rheumatology # ... Diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Suspect: Clinical ... Classification: ... Clinical Features ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... effusion, Restrictive lung ... Demyelinating syndromes ... #systemic #erythematosus ... #rheumatology
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... due to lung disease ... disease Interstitial ... lung disease Other ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... (SLE) - Diagnosis ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... #Summary #rheumatology
Small Vessel Vasculitides
 • Granulomatosis with polyangiitis - Granulomatous manifestations (e.g., nasal crusting, destructive sinusitis, pulmonary
polyangiitis - Interstitial ... lung disease ... C viruses. systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... syndrome • IgA