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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... (SLE) - Diagnosis ... life-threatening • Treatment ... • Evolution: ... #lupus #Systemic
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... /systemic sclerosis ... severe disease Treatment ... #Lupus #Erythematosus ... diagnosis #rheumatology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Manifestations of Systemic ... Lupus Erythematosus ... (SLE) Clinical ... #Lupus #Erythematosus ... #SLE #CNS #neurology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
constitutional symptoms • Treatment ... months to years) Systemic ... Lupus Erythematosus ... life-threatening • Treatment ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
lupus erythematosus ... lupus erythematosus ... [SLE], AOSD) • ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Drug Induced Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
> 100 drugs have been associated with drug-induced SLE
High risk (>5%):
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Drug Induced Systemic ... Lupus Erythematosus ... for 1 year of treatment ... #Systemic #Lupus ... #differential #diagnosis
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
syndrome (GBS), systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... (SLE), polymyositis ... syndrome (LEMS), systemic ... Atorvastatin Diagnosis
TAFRO

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

TAFRO syndrome
disorders, including systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... (SLE), Sjögren’ ... in LNs and the systemic ... Hypoalbuminemia Treatment