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ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
ANA Patterns and ... ), Sjogren's Syndrome ... Antinuclear #Antibodies #ANA ... #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... : - ANA > ... #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology ... • Lupus (SLE): ... ANA (anti-nuclear ... Autoantibodies #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #associations
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... (SLE) - Diagnosis ... • Immunologic Workup ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis ... Management #Summary #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Antinuclear (ANA ... #Systemic #Lupus ... #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... rheumatoid arthritis SLE ... : systemic lupus ... #Differential #Comparison ... Table #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
Systemic lupus ... lupus nephritis ... overlap syndromes ... erythematosus #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
context of other symptoms ... ), Sjogren's Syndrome ... Arthritis, Sjögren Syndrome ... #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Features of Systemic Lupus ... (SLE) General: ... Demyelinating syndromes ... erythematosus #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
histiocytosis, and ... to cold IgG • Lupus ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Oncology