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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... - Myositis ... Osteoporosis #Systemic ... Erythematosus #SLE #MSK ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
Autoimmune Myositis ... associated with higher CK ... greater level of muscle ... weakness, less systemic ... symptoms, and less
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... should have other symptoms ... #msk #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
• Myalgia • Myositis ... syndrome (GBS), systemic ... inclusion body myositis ... syndrome (LEMS), systemic ... Diagnosis: • CK
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
Disease (HADD) - MSK ... within the deltoid muscle ... consistent with myositis ... - Limits evaluation ... disorders: Progressive
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... - Transverse myelitis ... , Scleroderma, Systemic ... cord #spinalcord #disorders ... differential #algorithm
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis ... Tests: • Measure CK ... (symmetric) • CK ... weakness • CK ... • Conduction system
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... site in lymphatic system ... with lymphatic system ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
central nervous system ... neuritis • Partial myelitis ... defect SIGNS/SYMPTOMS ... impairment, Mood disorder ... Signs and symptoms
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
PMR) is a common systemic ... shoulder, and hip muscle ... • An evaluation ... Also consider an evaluation ... arthropathies, myositis