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Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Rheumatology • ... , others (RNP, aPL ... Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome ... LAC) • Sjogren Syndrome ... #Rheumatology #
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Anticentromere - CREST syndrome ... La) - Sjogren's syndrome ... Goodpasture's syndrome ... diseases #diagnosis #table ... #rheumatology #
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
searched for when ANA ... SLE-SSc-AlM overlap syndromes ... #Antinuclear #autoantibodies ... erythematosus #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #table #ANA
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... constitutional symptoms ... months) and of autoantibodies ... #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
dermatomyositis, Sjogren syndrome ... lymphoma • Evans' syndrome ... lymphoproliferative syndrome ... Shrinking lung syndrome ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology