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Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Joint Pain Rash ... lesions • Discoid lupus ... Sarcoidosis #dermatology ... #skin #rashes #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Diagnosis and Management ... Manifestations: Malar rash ... • Treatment: Usual ... #Summary #rheumatology
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
Splenomegaly - Differential ... Bacterial • Viral ... Inflammatory • Systemic Lupus ... Spleen #Enlarged #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
I-JIP: usual interstitial ... SLE : systemic lupus ... CTILD #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Causes of Isolated Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital
Medications
 • Anticonvulsants
 • Antibiotics
 • Antithyroid
 • Antihypertensive
Neutropenia - Differential ... Antineoplastic Viral ... Destruction • Systemic Lupus ... #Neutropenia #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
everywhere) 2) A rash ... the face (many differential ... ; sometimes « viral ... 6) An annular rash ... erythematosus #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
NPSLE rare, Malar rash ... • Treatment: Usual ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
- Differential ... Autoimmune Vasculitis (lupus ... Microscopic) - Viral ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Causes #dermatology
Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
muscle weakness, rash ... Detectable HIV viral ... uncommon 5-15% of lupus ... Myopathies #myopathy #differential ... diagnosis #comparison #rheumatology
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
indications, the usual ... #management #algorithm ... #medications #table ... decisionaid #cardiology #hematology