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Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Lupus (SLE) General ... defect (rare) Raynaud's ... Demyelinating syndromes ... Thrombocytopenia #Lupus ... symptoms #diagnosis #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... block • Sjogren syndrome ... Anti-UI-ribonucleoprotein - 35% • Raynaud ... #Lupus #Erythematosus ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
antibodies and Systemic ... with MCTD and Raynaud's ... SLE-SSc-AlM overlap syndromes ... autoantibodies #Systemic ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
neuropathy) • Systemic ... Hypergammaglobulinemic macular ... to cold IgG • Lupus ... vascular beds-renal, retinal ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Erythematous, macular ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Systemic disease ... ulceration • Ocular ... disease (panuveitis, retinal ... : Giant retinal ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
processes: • Systemic ... Arthralgias • Raynaud ... thrombi including retinal ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #hematology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
inflammation Others: • Lupus ... ulcers, cutaneous, ocular ... • Cogan Syndrome ... lupus erythematosus ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
gland) biopsy • Ocular ... Central nervous system ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... Cryoglobulinemia (4%-12%), Raynaud ... #Rheumatology #