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Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
Highly specific for SLE ... Association with both SLE ... Associated with SCLE ... Anti-Ribo-P 5-15% If SLE ... higly specific for SLE
Approach to managing Glomerulonephritis (GN) in children. 

ANCA, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; c-ANCA, cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies;
cytoplasmic antibodies; SLE ... Glomerulonephritis #Algorithm ... #Nephrology #Peds
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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pattern: - SLE ... pattern: - SjS, SLE ... Speckled: - SLE ... body-like: - Neurologic ... conditions, SjS, SLE
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Non-specific; common in SLE ... RA Anti-dsDNA - SLE ... - Drug-induced SLE ... syndrome Anti-Scl ... Diffuse) Anti-Sm - SLE
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
retinal exudates) - SLE ... nodules - RA, SLE ... disease - RA - SLE ... Neurologic system ... • Seizures - SLE
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Paraneoplastic, CTD (SLE ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes #neurology
Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
 • Acute Cutaneous Lupus (ACLE)
 • Neutrophilic Dermatoses 
 • Vascular Lesions
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Cutaneous Lupus (ACLE ... Cutaneous Lupus (SCLE ... Cutaneous Lupus (ICLE ... Cutaneous Lupus (CCLE
Clinical Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

#Systemic #Lupus #Erythematosus #SLE #Manifestations #Signs #Symptoms #Rheumatology #Diagnosis
Erythematosus (SLE ... Erythematosus #SLE
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Induced Lupus vs SLE ... is rare in DIL, SCLE-DIL ... Erythematosus (SLE ... are evocative of SLE ... management of SLE
Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE
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Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE ... Diagnosis #causes #neurology