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CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Demyelinating Syndrome ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... #SLE #CNS #neurology ... #rheumatology # ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... neuropathy • Transverse ... Myelitis • Psychosis ... Chronic B-cell activation ... #Systemic #Lupus
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Systemic lupus ... [SLE], AOSD) • ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis ... activation of an ... Evaluate for NMO, SLE ... Myelitis Treatment ... #management #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
sclerosis - Transverse ... myelitis - Neuromyelitis ... - SLE, Scleroderma ... , Systemic sclerosis ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
overlaps with RA, SLE ... myelitis • 8%- ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... #Rheumatology # ... Diagnosis #Management
TAFRO

TAFRO syndrome was first described in 2010, standing for:
- Thrombocytopenia
- Anasarca
- Fever
- Reticulin fibrosis
- Organomegaly

TAFRO syndrome
lupus erythematosus ... (SLE), Sjögren’ ... Hypoalbuminemia Treatment ... TAFRO #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology #