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BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... underlying autoimmune ... • Systemic lupus ... spectrum disorder • ANCA-associated ... #Syndromes #neurology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Positive ANAAutoimmune ... • +ANA can be seen ... context of other symptoms ... : Lupus (SLE), Systemic ... #patterns #rheumatology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
• Heavy Chain disease ... et diutinum Neurologic ... macular Vasculitis) Autoantibodies ... to cold IgG • Lupus ... #Differential #Diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... photosensitivity, inflammatory ... findings (ANA, ... rheumatologic diseases ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
: - ANA > ... of autoantibodies ... : - ANA > ... #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... lupus erythematosus ... Antinuclear antibody (ANA ... thus, a negative ANA ... multiple myeloma) • ANA
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Framework Inflammatory ... • Anti-NXP2 (ANA ... -1 antibodies (ANA ... or head drop • ANA ... • Conduction system
TAFRO

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

TAFRO syndrome
mesothelioma, etc - Autoimmune ... lupus erythematosus ... , ANCA-associated ... the systemic symptoms ... #management #rheumatology