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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
(SLE) - Diagnosis ... nephritis, NPSLE ... pANCA anti-MPO - Negative ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
EM) Haematuria/nephritis ... • Lupus ISN/RPS ... #nephrology #pathology ... #comparison #table ... #diagnosis #microscopy
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
of glomerular disease ... IgA nephropathy, lupus ... nephritis, cryoglobulinemia ... immune deposits, negative ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
nephritis, NPSLE ... pANCA anti-MPO - Negative ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... #sle #comparison ... #rheumatology #diagnosis