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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
(SLE) - Diagnosis ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Management #Summary #rheumatology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE ... ) Clinical Manifestations ... autoantibodies that will cause ... Erythematosus #SLE ... CNS #neurology #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... life-threatening • Treatment ... #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Constrictive Pericarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram - Apical 3-Chamber View

Young Lupus patient admitted to hospital new onset
What do you see ... could pinpoint the cause ... Had diagnostic tap-fever ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #A3C
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
accumulation of clinical ... Autoimmune diseases: SLE ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Treatment: • ... #summary #rheumatology
Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Serotonin Syndrome
 - Serotonin syndrome is thought to be caused by
Algorithm for the ... thought to be caused ... - Clinical findings ... initiation of treatment ... (see below) and
On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
On the left a case ... Like in COP we see ... respond promptly to treatment ... #Clinical #Radiology ... EosinophilicPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... Syndrome: • Clinical ... (e.g. systemic lupus ... classification #rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
SJIA], systemic lupus ... erythematosus [SLE ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL)
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent, 4:1 to 1:1 F:M
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... is rare in DIL, SCLE-DIL ... Discontinuation of causal ... #DIL #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #treatment