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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... - Summary Antinuclear ... severe disease Treatment ... #SLE #Summary # ... diagnosis #rheumatology
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
lupus erythematosus ... (SLE) Signs / ... Symptoms: - Lymphocyte ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Lupus (SLE) General ... #SLE #systemic ... erythematosus #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Manifestations of Systemic ... (SLE) Clinical ... Demyelinating Syndrome ... Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... #rheumatology #
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Leukemia - Summary ... with no early symptoms ... Physical Exam/Signs ... microglobulin Treatment ... workup #oncology #hematology
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
weakness, less systemic ... symptoms, and less ... anti-synthetase syndrome ... after 2 years of treatment ... #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Differential Diagnosis ... : • Symptoms limited ... #Systemic #Lupus ... #Rheumatology
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Muscle Toxicity - Summary ... (GBS), systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... (SLE), polymyositis ... (LEMS), systemic
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Episcleritis Signs ... , breast CA - Hematologic ... - Lupus - Leukemia ... Treatment: - Systemic ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Systemic disease ... Oral aphthae : SLE ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... #signs #symptoms ... #rheumatology #