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Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
or Anti-NucIear Antibody ... Disease! ... : Lupus (SLE), Systemic ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #differential
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
their Disease Associations ... (TTG) - Celiac disease ... #Associations #diseases ... #rheumatology # ... antibodies
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Decade Skin Disease ... rheumatologic diseases ... ) • Kikuchi disease ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
- ANA > 95% (IgG ... months to years) Systemic ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
• Heavy Chain disease ... anemia due to cold IgG ... • Lupus anticoagulant ... Sneddon-Wilkinson disease ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Interstitial lung disease ... Interstitial lung disease ... Interstitial lung disease ... skeletal muscle disease ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology