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Effect of Selected Diseases on Complement Levels - C3, C4
 • SLE C3 ↓ C4 ↓↓
Selected Diseases on Complement ... Levels - C3, C4 • SLE ... • Infection eg SBE ... ThePeanutKidney #Complement
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... 90% - Low complement ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... are evocative of SLE ... 80% - Low complement
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Erythematosus (SLE ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... are evocative of SLE ... 80% - Low complement ... management of SLE
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Pathogenesis

 • Genetic factors (Mutations in HLA- DR2/HLA-DR3 genes, complement genes, cytokine
Erythematosus (SLE ... HLA-DR3 genes, complement ... self-antigens, activating complement ... Erythematosus #SLE
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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anti-GBM) 10%: - Low Complement ... Levels: SLE, Cryoglobulinemic ... Vasculitis - Normal Complement
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
staining): • Low Complement ... Idiopathic • Normal Complement ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Humoral Immunity - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Antigens (Ag) are produced from pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites)
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... activation • Complement ... tagged with C3 complement ... classical pathway (see ... Complement Activation
C5-C9 Deficiency - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Note:
 • Risk of invasive meningococcal disease is 1000-10000x higher
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... infections • Clinical ... is rare Normal complement ... response: The complement ... cell membranes -> Critical
SLICC SLE Diagnostic Criteria - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical and Immunologic Criteria

CLINICAL CRITERIA
 - ACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS
SLICC SLE Diagnostic ... Erythematosus Clinical ... Immunologic Criteria CLINICAL ... anticoagulant - Low complement ... #Rheumatology #SLE
Inflammatory Cascade: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Continued Innate Immunity
 • Phagocytosis: (main mechanism) neutrophils and macrophages engulf
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... dead tissue • Complement ... activation of complement