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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 ... effusion, Restrictive lung ... #systemic #erythematosus ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Differential Diagnosis ... Arthritis: • Joint ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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(interstitial lung ... Musculoskeletal: joint ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #testing
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Myositis 4% - Lung ... #Erythematosus ... #signs #symptoms ... #differential #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
context of other symptoms ... (SLE), Systemic ... , Interstitial Pulmonary ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
• Interstitial lung ... • Pulmonary ... • Shrinking lung ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... months to years) Systemic ... Lupus Erythematosus ... comparison #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
rash) • Heart, lung ... [SLE], AOSD) • ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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vesicular eruption - Joints ... lupus erythematosus ... Symptoms (Sx) in ... vasculitis, and SLE ... #rheumatology #
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... • Systemic lupus ... erythematosus ( ... titer, ACE level, CXR ... #testing #Rheumatology