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Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Disease! ... context of other symptoms ... • Rheumatic Diseases ... : Lupus (SLE), Systemic ... #rheumatology #
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 ... (e.g. thyroid disease ... ) • Kikuchi disease
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
• Heavy Chain disease ... macular Vasculitis) Autoantibodies ... Evans • ITP • Cl-NH ... to cold IgG • Lupus ... Sneddon-Wilkinson disease
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... months) and of autoantibodies ... months to years) Systemic ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... comparison #table #rheumatology
TAFRO

TAFRO syndrome was first described in 2010, standing for:
- Thrombocytopenia
- Anasarca
- Fever
- Reticulin fibrosis
- Organomegaly

TAFRO syndrome
multicentric Castleman disease ... mesothelioma, etc - Autoimmune ... lupus erythematosus ... infection, rickettsial disease ... , Lyme disease,
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 ... myocarditis Other Diseases