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Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Antinuclear Antibodies ... Rheumatic Diseases ... lupus erythematosus ... lupus erythematosus ... • Rheumatic Diseases
ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
Diseases: • Homogeneous ... connective tissue disease ... lupus erythematosus ... lupus erythematosus ... #Antibodies #ANA
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
) • Systemic lupus ... connective tissue disease ... 90% • Anti-GBM disease ... #Antinuclear #Antibody ... diseases
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... fever) and laboratory ... Still disease, ... tissue disease ... diseases (i.e.
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
IgG4-Related Disease ... female, asian • Systemic ... (antinuclear antibodies ... , rheumatoid factor ... #Related #Disease
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
Antinuclear antibodies ... and Systemic lupus ... Association with disease ... with auto-immune diseases ... #table #ANA
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Diseases • Septic ... lupus erythematosus ... #Disease #Rheumatoid ... #Arthritis #laboratory
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Allergen-specific lgE antibodies ... - Local and systemic ... during hemolytic disease ... arthritis, and ... systemic lupus erythematosus
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
95% (IgG anti-chromatin ... of autoantibodies ... Lupus Erythematosus ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... #rheumatology #
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
/lgM antibodies ... reaction, Haemolytic disease ... days - Examples: Rheumatoid ... glomerulonephritis, Systemic ... lupus erythematosus