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Clinical Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

#Systemic #Lupus #Erythematosus #SLE #Manifestations #Signs #Symptoms #Rheumatology #Diagnosis
Clinical Manifestations ... of Systemic Lupus ... Manifestations #Signs ... #Symptoms #Rheumatology ... #Diagnosis
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... of Systemic Lupus ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
weakness, less systemic ... symptoms, and less ... , holster sign, ... after 2 years of treatment ... #rheumatology
Pemphigus Vulgaris vs Bullous Pemphigoid - Comparison Table
Pemphigus Vulgaris
 • Epidemiology: Average age 40-60
 • Time
Pemphigoid - Comparison Table ... , relapsing • Symptoms ... ruptured • Nikolsky sign ... Tense • Nikolsky sign ... Pemphigoid #Comparison #diagnosis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... signs/sx of inflammation ... Treatment of GCA ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
central nervous system ... Signs and symptoms ... patients with clinically ... stimulation Clinical ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
presentation of systemic ... #Pericarditis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Presentation ... #comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
life Causes and clinical ... and duration of symptoms ... , Hypotension, shock ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... /symptoms or echo ... features: Fever -, Systemic ... features: Fever +, Systemic ... #table
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... months to years) Systemic ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management