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Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
, SCLE-DIL (terbinafine ... • Immunologic Workup ... in >90% - Low ... complement - Rare ... Discontinuation of causal
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
versus DIL • ... • Immunologic Workup ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... 60-80% - Low ... complement - 50
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... often involved • Hypocomplementemic ... Urticaria and hypocomplementemia ... (Low levels mixed ... vasculitis, and SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL)
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent, 4:1 to 1:1 F:M
, SCLE-DIL (terbinafine ... • Immunologic Workup ... in >90% - Low ... complement - Rare ... Discontinuation of causal
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... an underlying cause ... some time, let’s see ... levels: realllly low ... #workup #hematology