5 results
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
, inflammatory arthritis ... findings (ANA, ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Chronic B-cell activation ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Complement activation ... glomerulonephritis, rheumatoid arthritis ... , and systemic lupus ... erythematosus ... - Contact dermatitis
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... erythematosus ... SJIA], systemic lupus ... erythematosus [ ... #Rheumatology
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
to complement activation ... Examples: Rheumatoid arthritis ... glomerulonephritis, Systemic lupus ... erythematosus Type ... Examples: Contact dermatitis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
inflammation Others: • Lupus ... such as systemic lupus ... erythematosus, ... LFT • ESR • ANA ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology