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Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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pattern: - SLE ... Scl70 (in some cases ... -70 (in some cases ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear Patterns
Homogeneous pattern: 
 • SLE, SSc, AIH, JIA
 • dsDNA, chromatin,
Homogeneous pattern: • SLE ... Scl70 (in some cases ... pattern: • SjS, SLE ... #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
3rd Decade Skin ... and permanent alopecia ... Differential ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... • Nonscarring alopecia
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
everywhere) 2) A rash ... the face (many differential ... diagnoses, including ... including in children (pediatric ... #sle #clues #system
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Diagnosis Framework ... tract, and often causes ... mucositis - Rash ... vasculitis, and SLE ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Diagnosis Framework ... diseases, such as SLE ... , mucositis • Rash ... tract, and often causes ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology