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ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
Associated Rheumatic Diseases ... Systemic lupus erythematosus ... connective tissue disease ... Antinuclear #Antibodies #ANA ... #patterns #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Antinuclear (ANA ... Systemic #Lupus #Erythematosus ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #management
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Disease! ... Systemic lupus erythematosus ... Systemic lupus erythematosus ... Systemic lupus erythematosus ... #patterns #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Management Summary ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... lupus #Systemic #Erythematosus ... #Summary #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
findings (ANA, ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Serositis Labs: • ANA ... antibodies • (-) ANA ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Classification of Vasculitis 
Vasculitis of large vessels 
 - Arteritis temporalis (giant-cell arteritis) 
 - Takayasu
- Kawasaki disease ... small vessels - ANCA-associated ... drugs, malignomas, and ... systemic lupus erythematosus ... Vessels #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
I’M DAMN SHARP - Lupus Diagnosis Mnemonic
I  	 Immunoglobulins (Anti-dsDNA, Anti-Sm, Anti-phospholipid)
M 	 Malar Rash
D
Antinuclear Antibody (ANA ... Arthritis R Renal Disease ... systemic #lupus #erythematosus ... #rheumatology #
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
management - French ... relapsing patients are frequently ... anti-infectious agents are frequently ... with refractory disease ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Rheumatology
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
Systemic lupus erythematosus ... connective tissue disease ... Jcortesizaguirr #ANA ... antibodies #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #diseases
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Auto-Antibodies: - ANA ... sclerosis, Still's disease ... Systemic #Lupus #Erythematosus ... #differential #rheumatology