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Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Features of Systemic Lupus ... (SLE) General: Fever ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
, Fever, No muscle ... uncommon 5-15% of lupus ... Myopathies #myopathy #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Malar rash 40% - Fever ... (aPL) 30-45% Differential ... Diagnosis and Lupus ... autoantibodies #signs ... #rheumatology
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
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Associated with Joint ... • Rheumatic fever ... lesions • Discoid lupus ... #rashes #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... acute rheumatic fever ... spondyloarthropathies, lupus ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup #differential
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Typical Signs/Symptoms
Alopecia, Fever, Malar rash, Photosensitivity, Adenopathies, Lupus pneumonia, Pleurisy, Pancreatitis,
SLE) - Typical Signs ... Symptoms Alopecia, Fever ... Erythematosus #SLE #Signs ... #Symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
• De Winter syndrome ... V2 • Wellens sign ... pain • Wellens sign ... Equivalents #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #
Combination of Skin Findings and Arthritis in Pediatrics Patient - Differential Diagnosis
Malar rash: 
 • A
Pediatrics Patient - Differential ... Diagnosis Malar ... Suggestive of: Rheum Fever ... migrans: • Target sign ... #diagnosis #peds
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
) Inflammatory joint ... the face (many differential ... diagnoses, including ... 9) Unexplained fever ... erythematosus #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... noninflammatory Signs ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #