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Clinical Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

#Systemic #Lupus #Erythematosus #SLE #Manifestations #Signs #Symptoms #Rheumatology #Diagnosis
Lupus Erythematosus ... (SLE) #Systemic ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Rheumatology # ... Diagnosis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Initial screening test ... Hydroxychloroquine *Short ... #Lupus #Erythematosus ... diagnosis #rheumatology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Lupus (SLE) General ... Thrombocytopenia #Lupus ... #SLE #systemic ... erythematosus #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
SLICC SLE Diagnostic Criteria - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical and Immunologic Criteria

CLINICAL CRITERIA
 - ACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS
SLICC SLE Diagnostic ... Criteria - Systemic ... Direct Coombs’ test ... #Rheumatology # ... SLE #Lupus #Erythematosus
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Typical Signs/Symptoms
Alopecia, Fever, Malar rash, Photosensitivity, Adenopathies, Lupus pneumonia, Pleurisy, Pancreatitis,
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... (SLE) - Typical ... Signs/Symptoms ... #SLE #Signs #Symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Lupusreference #SLE ... #Systemic #Lupus ... autoantibodies #signs #symptoms ... #differential #rheumatology
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
antibodies and Systemic ... lupus Anti-dsDNA ... clinically suspected, tests ... autoantibodies #Systemic ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
context of other symptoms ... (SLE), Systemic ... (SLE), Systemic ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
optic neuropathy (AION ... thrombosis of short ... GiantCellArteritis #GCA #Rheumatology ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... constitutional symptoms ... months to years) Systemic ... #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management