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Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
Primary Sjogren’ ... like rheumatoid arthritis ... (RA) or systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... Xeroderma (Dry skin
Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 • Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
Disease: Systemic Lupus ... Erythematous, Systemic Vasculitis ... Systemic Sclerosis, Sjogren's ... Undifferentiated UCSD ... Differential #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
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Hypersensitivity vasculitis ... gangrenosum • IBD • RA ... Antiphospholipid-antibody syndrome • Vasculitis ... lesions • Discoid lupus ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
• Scleritis - RA ... Lyme disease, Vasculitis ... enlargement - Sjögren's ... Scleroderma Thickened skin ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
(15%) Skin (85% ... Butterfly rash, Vasculitis ... of hip (rare), Arthritis ... erythematosus #signs ... symptoms #diagnosis #rheumatology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
- Purpura - Skin ... - 10% SLE or RA ... reticularis & skin ... (e.g. systemic lupus ... classification #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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and often causes arthritis ... inflammation Others: • Lupus ... such as systemic lupus ... purpura: strong sign ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
3rd Decade Skin ... dermatomyositis, Sjogren ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Seizures • Strokes Skin ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ocular: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Episcleritis, Scleritis, Scleromalacia perforans
 • Pulmonary:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Complications of DMARDs • Skin ... Vascular: Rheumatoid vasculitis ... #RA #Signs #Symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
overlaps with RA ... ) • Cutaneous vasculitis ... : 2% Systemic Vasculitis ... Arthralgia and Arthritis ... #Syndrome #Rheumatology