6 results
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
their Disease Associations ... hepatitis Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid ... connective tissue disease ... (TTG) - Celiac disease ... #Associations #diseases
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
with different rheumatic ... and Associated Rheumatic ... • Rheumatic Diseases ... (scleroderma), Rheumatoid ... Drug-Induced Lupus • Non-Rheumatic
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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IgG4-Related Disease ... female, asian • Systemic ... (antinuclear antibodies ... , rheumatoid factor ... #Related #Disease
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Diseases • Septic ... exclude inflammatory disease ... connective-tissue disease ... #Disease #Rheumatoid
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Decade Skin Disease ... vasculitis, rheumatoid ... diseases (i.e. ... (e.g. thyroid disease ... ) • Kikuchi disease
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
95% (IgG anti-chromatin ... months) and of autoantibodies ... months to years) Systemic ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... #table #rheumatology