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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... #SLE #MSK #Musculoskeletal ... Complications #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... - Budd Chiari Syndrome ... #SLE #Gastrointestinal ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... activity Anti-Ro ... #Erythematosus ... #SLE #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #management
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Suspect: Clinical ... Differential Diagnosis ... Clinical Features ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus ( ... SLE) Clinical ... Demyelinating Syndrome ... Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... #management #treatment
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
- Differential Diagnosis ... arthritis - (Reiter’s syndrome ... Erythematosus ( ... SLE), should have ... Joint #Disorders #msk
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... CubitalTunnel #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #msk
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... erythematosus ( ... SLE) Signs / Symptoms ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
40% Target: SS-A/Ro ... is clinically suspected ... overlap syndromes ... #erythematosus ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... Demyelinating syndromes ... #erythematosus # ... signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology