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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Polymyositis-dermatomyositis, Lupus ... • Idiopathic pulmonary ... fibrosis (IPF), ... Acute, Chronic • Pulmonary ... #differential #pulmonary
Management of Lupus Nephritis
Lupus nephritis (LN) in 10 to 40% of SLE
Hallmark = proteinuria 20.5 g/g
Nephritis Lupus ... severity (ISN/RPS classification ... by 12 months Classification ... Nephritis #Management #treatment ... #management #rheumatology
Schematic classification of interstitial lung diseases according to aetiology. The finding of histological usual interstitial pneumonitis
Schematic classification ... of idiopathic pulmonary ... fibrosis. ... 2/146.long #ILD ... #Classification
EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical Domains:
 • Constitutional domain: Fever
 • Cutaneous domain: Non-scarring
EULAR/ACR Classification ... Criteria for Systemic Lupus ... nephritis, Class Ill ... #EULARACR #Classification ... Erythematosus #diagnosis #rheumatology
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
SLE : systemic lupus ... ConnectiveTissueDiseases #ILD ... Comparison #Table #Pulmonary ... #Rheumatology #
Classification of Vasculitis 
Vasculitis of large vessels 
 - Arteritis temporalis (giant-cell arteritis) 
 - Takayasu
Classification of ... retroperitoneal fibrosis ... - systemic lupus ... dermatomyositis #Size #Classification ... Vessels #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... severe disease Treatment ... : • Mild disease ... #Systemic #Lupus ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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and progressive fibrosis ... calcinosis • Pulmonary ... : ILD (interstitial ... disease), PAH (pulmonary ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Drug Induced Lupus ... Prognosis: Usually mild ... constitutional symptoms • Treatment ... life-threatening • Treatment ... comparison #table #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
, Drug-induced Lupus ... , Drug-Induced Lupus ... , Interstitial Pulmonary ... Fibrosis, Multiple ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology