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Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Antinuclear Antibodies ... (SLE), Systemic ... : Lupus (SLE), Systemic ... Drug-Induced, Inflammatory ... #Antibodies #ANA
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... less common diseases ... • Systemic lupus ... polychondritis • Behcet disease ... #Syndromes #neurology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Decade Skin Disease ... tissue disease ... and CNS • Headache ... #Systemic #Lupus
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
multisystemic disease ... associated with other diseases ... disease, myelopathy ... Thyroid Disease: ... Tracheobronchial disease
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Studies in Rheumatic Diseases ... (SLE) - Antinuclear ... disease (e.g., ... connective-tissue disease ... #Rheumatic #Disease
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... super-antigen mediated disease ... Pallidum - Lyme Disease ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Inflammatory: ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... - SLE, Scleroderma ... , Systemic sclerosis ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology