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BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
treatment can prevent ... Inflammatory causes ... • Acute disseminated ... encephalomyelitis • MOG antibody-associated ... • Systemic lupus
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Workup: - ANA ... Discontinuation of causal ... Workup: - ANA ... life-threatening • Treatment ... #table #rheumatology
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
Antibody) and ANCA ... ) • Systemic lupus ... in drug-induced SLE ... • Sjögren syndrome ... antibodies #diagnosis #rheumatology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE ... Demyelinating Syndrome ... autoantibodies that will cause ... Erythematosus #SLE ... CNS #neurology #rheumatology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... cytoplasmic antibody ... (e.g. systemic lupus ... classification #rheumatology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Syndrome Acute ... • New onset SLE ... Detects both HIV antibody ... IgM-sensitive HIV-1 antibody ... test) Treatment
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
rheumatoid arthritis, SLE ... muscles: “myasthenic crises ... immunologic assay - MuSK ... Myasthenia Crises ... acute respiratory
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
spondyloarthropathies, lupus ... Like in this case ... Chronic = RA, SLE ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Acute febrile ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... Erythema nodosum - Acral ... - Lupus - Leukemia ... Treatment: - Systemic
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL)
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent, 4:1 to 1:1 F:M
is rare in DIL, SCLE-DIL ... constitutional symptoms • Treatment ... Discontinuation of causal ... #DIL #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #treatment