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Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
SLE : systemic lupus ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #Pulmonary ... #Rheumatology # ... Associations
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
with disease activity ... -15% If SLE is clinically ... #erythematosus ... #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #table #ANA
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
likely it will be clinically ... erythematosus ( ... , Interstitial Pulmonary ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Suspect: Clinical ... Classification: ... Differential Diagnosis ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
life Causes and clinical ... associations - ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Infarction and Pulmonary ... associated with rheumatologic ... erythematosus. ... #Presentation #comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Erythematosus ( ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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inflammation Others: • Lupus ... such as systemic lupus ... erythematosus, ... #rheumatology # ... classification
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
migrans • Rash of Lyme ... presenting with erythematous ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
Syndrome: • Clinical ... • Autoimmune diseases ... (e.g. systemic lupus ... erythematosus ( ... #rheumatology #