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Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
accompanies other autoimmune ... like rheumatoid arthritis ... erythematosus (SLE ... ) Signs / Symptoms ... Xeroderma (Dry skin
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
(15%) Skin (85% ... of hip (rare), Arthritis ... Demyelinating syndromes ... erythematosus #signs ... symptoms #diagnosis #rheumatology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
- Purpura - Skin ... reticularis & skin ... erythematosus (SLE ... , Sjögren's syndrome ... classification #rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Oral aphthae : SLE ... : SLE, Reactive ... #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms ... #rheumatology #
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome ... overlaps with RA, SLE ... Arthralgia and Arthritis ... #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
3rd Decade Skin ... dermatomyositis, Sjogren ... disease • Non-autoimmune ... rheumatologic diseases ... deficiencies • Autoimmune
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune ... : thyroid, Sjogren ... arthritis, SLE ... - Peek sign ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
cartilage in the body (Autoimmune ... • Inner ear • Skin ... cases such as: • SLE ... Most common • Sjogren ... #diagnosis #management