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Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Autoantibodies and ... their Disease Associations ... (TTG) - Celiac disease ... diseases #diagnosis ... #table #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Antibody refers ... context of other symptoms ... (SLE), Systemic ... : Lupus (SLE), Systemic ... #patterns #rheumatology
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
ANA (Antinuclear ... connective tissue disease ... #Antinuclear #Antibody ... antibodies #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #diseases
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
and Systemic lupus ... with disease activity ... with auto-immune diseases ... #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #table #ANA
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Decade Skin Disease ... tissue disease ... diseases (i.e. ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
of autoantibodies ... Lupus Erythematosus ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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(Granulomatous disease ... rheumatic diseases ... atherosclerotic disease ... most important diseases ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology