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Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Purpura, Urticaria Chest ... Polyneuropathy, Cranial ... SLE #systemic #erythematosus ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Combination of Skin Findings and Arthritis in Pediatrics Patient - Differential Diagnosis
Malar rash: 
 • A
- Differential Diagnosis ... not be seen try focus ... migrans: • Target sign ... • Accentuated after ... #differential #diagnosis
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Kussmaul's sign ... Kussmaul's sign ... as Friedreich’s sign ... #Kussmauls #Sign ... #PhysicalExam #
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
myocardial ischemia, chest ... associated with rheumatologic ... systemic lupus erythematosus ... Pericarditis #Symptoms #Signs ... comparison #Table #Diagnosis
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
(in a V-sign), ... shoulders (in a shawl sign ... Inverse Gottron’s sign ... Dermatomyositis #rheumatology ... #dermatology #diagnosis
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
Face, upper back, chest ... lower legs over medial ... associated with signs ... Tinea versicolor - Chest ... #differential #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... peripheral vs axial ... noninflammatory Signs ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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ischemia - Skin: erythematous ... Superficial temporal artery ... systemic lupus erythematosus ... purpura: strong sign ... #rheumatology #
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
during the post-prandial ... Superior mesenteric artery ... in the knee-to-chest ... Positive Carnett's sign ... #differential #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... at the time of diagnosis ... remission less likely after ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... #Management #Signs