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ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
ANA Patterns and ... Associated Rheumatic Diseases ... tissue disease ... #ANA #patterns ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Rheumatology • ... Lupus (SLE): ANA ... Ill • ANCA Vasculitis ... #Rheumatology # ... #table
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 ... c-ANCA - Vasculitis ... #diagnosis #table ... #rheumatology #
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Disease! ... : The ANA patterns ... (SLE), Systemic ... : Lupus (SLE), Systemic ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
polychondritis, Behcet's Disease ... ) • Rheumatic Diseases ... : IgG4-Related Disease ... (SLE), Sarcoidosis ... #rheumatology
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
) • Systemic lupus ... connective tissue disease ... 90% • Anti-GBM disease ... #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #diseases
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... auto-immune, Infectious diseases ... sclerosis, Still's disease ... #Systemic #Lupus ... #differential #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... tissue disease ... diseases (i.e. ... #Systemic #Lupus ... #Rheumatology
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
and Systemic lupus ... Association with disease ... with auto-immune diseases ... #rheumatology # ... table #ANA
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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diseases, such ... as systemic lupus ... ) pattern: antibodies ... , and SLE) • Urinalysis ... #rheumatology #