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Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
likely it will be clinically ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... , Sjögren Syndrome ... #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
disease • Systemic lupus ... SJIA], systemic lupus ... Liver function tests ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Differential Diagnosis ... Clinical Features ... pain • Swan neck/Ulnar ... #Rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... (Clinical Dx). ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... joint • Systemic lupus ... (to support a diagnosis ... and RF (if clinical ... #testing #Rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... Constitutional symptoms, Arthritis ... Workup: - ANA ... comparison #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
-15% If SLE is clinically ... suspected, tests ... SLE-SSc-AlM overlap syndromes ... erythematosus #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
- Diagnosis Diagnostic ... Abnormal pathergy test ... Most Common Clinical ... vasculitis) • Arthritis ... #criteria #rheumatology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
of the joints (arthritis ... Erythema nodosum - Acral ... - Lupus - Leukemia ... cutis Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
: • Clinical triad ... arthritis) • ... Labs/Diagnosis: ... (e.g. systemic lupus ... classification #rheumatology