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Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... (20%) Renal disease ... Glomerulonephritis Myositis ... erythematosus #signs ... #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis ... noninflammatory Signs ... Rheumatologic Disease ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... vesicular eruption - Joints ... Symptoms (Sx) in ... purpura: strong sign ... #rheumatology #
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Symptoms (SX) in ... purpura: Strong sign ... tract, and often causes ... #Rheumatology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis ... papules and Gottron sign ... ) • Shawl sign ... : Fever, joint pain ... #Myositis #Myopathy
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... rheumatologic diseases ... Joint pain • Swan ... • Transverse Myelitis ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
salivary ducts Clinical ... neuropathy, transverse myelitis ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Arthralgia and Arthritis ... #Rheumatology #
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
- Clinical Presentation ... or without back pain ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... - Sjogren - Vasculitis
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... and signs below ... - Transverse myelitis ... , Scleroderma, Systemic ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome