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Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Lupus (SLE) General ... Butterfly rash, Vasculitis ... #SLE #systemic ... #erythematosus # ... signs #symptoms
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
central nervous system ... Inflammatory causes ... lupus erythematosus ... ANCA-associated vasculitides ... #Syndromes #neurology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... as systemic lupus ... erythematosus, ... purpura: strong sign ... , and SLE) • Urinalysis
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
pain • Extra-CNS complications ... autoimmune disorders (Systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... Manifestations #diagnosis ... #signs
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Autoimmune (SLE ... Vascular: • Systemic ... Septic Emboli Cause ... • Vasculitis ... destructive lesion • Complications
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Diagnosis Framework ... as SLE, atherosclerotic ... purpura: Strong sign ... ischemia • Skin: Erythematous ... tract, and often causes
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
disease. ... Episcleritis Signs ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... Leukocytoclastic vasculitis ... ’s syndrome - Lupus
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
• Autoimmune (SLE ... Vascular: • Systemic ... • Vasculitis ... + ↑Suspicion → TEE ... destructive lesion • Complications