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Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
and Clinical Findings ... other autoimmune diseases ... RA) or systemic lupus ... erythematosus (SLE ... - Decreased tear
ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
Associated Rheumatic Diseases ... erythematosus (SLE ... connective tissue disease ... ), Sjogren's Syndrome ... #patterns #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Antinuclear (ANA ... heart block • Sjogren ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #management
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
erythematosus (SLE ... ), Sjogren's Syndrome ... : Lupus (SLE), Systemic ... Syndrome, Myositis ... #patterns #rheumatology
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
Association with disease ... and Sjogren Anti-SSB ... and neonatal lupus ... overlap syndromes ... erythematosus #diagnosis #rheumatology
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
interstitial lung diseases ... PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... rheumatoid arthritis SLE ... : systemic lupus ... Table #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Anticentromere - CREST syndrome ... Anti-SSB (La) - Sjogren's ... syndrome Anti-TSHR ... Goodpasture's syndrome ... diagnosis #table #rheumatology
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology ... • Lupus (SLE): ... glycoprotein I (ß2GP), Lupus ... Anticoagulant (LAC) • Sjogren ... Syndrome: Anti-Ro
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
ear Visual or ... less common diseases ... • Sjögren syndrome ... • Systemic lupus ... polychondritis • Behcet disease
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... dermatomyositis, Sjogren ... syndrome, and mixed ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... /or medications