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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 ... Manifestations: Malar rash ... life-threatening • Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
3rd Decade Skin ... Differential Diagnosis ... : • Symptoms limited ... Chronic B-cell activation ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin ... rash ± odynophagia ... Prunelle Getten #AdultOnset ... #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Sjögrens (15%) Skin ... Photosensitivity, Butterfly rash ... SLE #systemic #erythematosus ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Associated with skin ... severe disease Treatment ... #rheumatology # ... management
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... • Treatment: ... Erythematosus ( ... comparison #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Petechial or purpuric rash ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
the chest/trunk Symptoms ... maculopapular skin ... Treatment - Mild ... #rheumatology # ... management
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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: erythematous nodules ... mucositis - Rash ... erythematosus, ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... #rheumatology #
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL)
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent, 4:1 to 1:1 F:M
Constitutional symptoms ... NPSLE rare, Malar rash ... #DIL #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #treatment ... #management