10 results
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... #Erythematosus ... #SLE #MSK #Musculoskeletal ... Complications #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
 -
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Nephropathy 16% - Oral ... #Erythematosus ... autoantibodies #signs #symptoms ... #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Suspect: Clinical ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... : • Symptoms limited ... flares • CRP normal
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
context of other symptoms ... likely it will be clinically ... erythematosus ( ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... Constitutional symptoms ... CRP - Usually normal ... Erythematosus ( ... comparison #table #rheumatology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
can have extra nodal ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Classification #pathophysiology ... #Hematology #Diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
- Recurrent oral ... such as systemic lupus ... erythematosus, ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... renal failure Clinical ... skin (16-32%): lupus ... anterior/posterior MSK ... ), liver (pain/abnormal
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... management #neurology #differential
TAFRO

TAFRO syndrome was first described in 2010, standing for:
- Thrombocytopenia
- Anasarca
- Fever
- Reticulin fibrosis
- Organomegaly

TAFRO syndrome
including systemic lupus ... erythematosus ( ... cell lymphoma Pathophysiology ... and the systemic symptoms ... phosphatase - Normal