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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... (SLE): Musculoskeletal ... Proximal Weakness, Normal ... Complications #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... - Budd Chiari Syndrome ... #SLE #Gastrointestinal ... Complications #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... constitutional symptoms ... months to years) Systemic ... Lupusreference #druginduced ... #lupus #sle #comparison
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
(PBC), or with systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... (SLE) Signs / ... Symptoms: - Lymphocyte ... #Pathophysiology
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 ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... sedimentation rate + Normal ... : • Symptoms limited ... flares • CRP normal ... #Systemic #Lupus
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
(GBS), systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... (SLE), polymyositis ... (LEMS), systemic ... myopathy #diagnosis #management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Systemic disease ... aphthae : SLE, ... • Arthritis: SLE ... #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... the lymphatic system ... skin (16-32%): lupus ... 5-10%, nervous system
Causes of Purpura or Easy Bruising in Children

Platelet count reduced, i.e. thrombocytopenia
 - Increased platelet destruction
thrombocytopenia) - SLE ... (systemic lupus ... Platelet count normal ... Henoch—Schönlein purpura, SLE ... Bruising #Causes #peds