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Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Causes of Diffuse ... Lymphadenopathy ... Reactive: - Systemic ... Lupus Erythematosus ... #Causes #Hematology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Manifestations: Malar rash ... #lupus #Systemic ... #Erythematosus ... Management #Summary #rheumatology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Manifestations of Systemic ... Lupus Erythematosus ... (SLE) Clinical ... autoantibodies that will cause ... #rheumatology #
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... rashErythematous ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... the context of primary ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... inflammation is secondary ... Lupus Erythematosus ... (SLE), should have ... like “butterfly rash
MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy
Malignancies
 - Kaposi sarcoma, leukemias, lymphomas, metastases, skin neoplasms
Infections
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lymphogranuloma venereum, primary ... and secondary syphilis ... Still disease, systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... sarcoidosis Iatrogenic causes
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... Reticulocytosis • Primary ... Hypersplenism • Secondary ... RA, SLE, PRV, Chronic ... #Causes #Hematology
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
everywhere) 2) A rash ... 6) An annular rash ... #clues #system ... #erythematosus # ... rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Classified among the secondary ... and generalized lymphadenopathy ... Petechial or purpuric rash ... [SLE], AOSD) • ... #Rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
NPSLE rare, Malar rash ... months to years) Systemic ... Lupus Erythematosus ... Manifestations: Malar rash ... comparison #table #rheumatology