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Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Antinuclear Antibodies ... Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ... scleroderma), Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ... #diagnosis #differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
) Differential Diagnosis ... SLE, Reactive arthritis ... SLE, Reactive Arthritis ... #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
, inflammatory arthritis ... fever) and laboratory ... arthritis, adult-onset ... Arthritis: • ... to: Arthritis,
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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often causes arthritis ... Glomerulonephritis, arthritis ... mucositis - Rash, arthritis ... differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
ab • RF • Antinuclear ... salivary ducts Clinical ... Arthritis Malignancy ... #Rheumatology # ... Diagnosis #Management
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Differential Diagnosis ... GCA (Giant Cell Arteritis ... mucositis • Rash, arthritis ... often causes arthritis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
• Septic arthritis ... of Inflammatory Arthritis ... when rheumatoid arthritis ... of reactive arthritis ... #Rheumatoid #Arthritis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Giant cell arteritis ... Diagnosis = clinical ... diagnosis = vasculitis ... #GiantCell #arteritis ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Mycoses HISTOPLASMOSIS ... • Rheumatologic ... Inhalation of spores ... Meningitis, septic arthritis ... #Management #Infections