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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
#SLE #Gastrointestinal ... #Complications ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
neuritis: Reduced visual ... disorders (Systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... Manifestations #diagnosis ... #neurology #symptoms
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... rheumatologic diseases ... Arthritis: • Joint pain ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
context of other symptoms ... Syndrome (SS), ... Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... infection, autoimmune ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... CLL (older) • Autoimmune ... chills, flank pain
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
disease, including gastrointestinal ... develop leukostasis syndrome ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... Transformation: • Complication ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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ischemia - Skin: erythematous ... systemic lupus erythematosus ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... vasculitis, and SLE ... #rheumatology #
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
diseases, such as SLE ... claudication, visual ... ischemia • Skin: Erythematous ... tract: Abdominal pain ... #Rheumatology
TAFRO

TAFRO syndrome was first described in 2010, standing for:
- Thrombocytopenia
- Anasarca
- Fever
- Reticulin fibrosis
- Organomegaly

TAFRO syndrome
mesothelioma, etc - Autoimmune ... systemic lupus erythematosus ... (SLE), Sjögren’ ... and the systemic symptoms ... #management #rheumatology
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
cartilage in the body (Autoimmune ... disorder) Who ... Sudden onset of pain ... cases such as: • SLE ... Polychondritis #rheumatology