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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Initial screening test ... #Erythematosus ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #management
SLICC SLE Diagnostic Criteria - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical and Immunologic Criteria

CLINICAL CRITERIA
 - ACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS
Erythematosus Clinical ... determined by Positive test ... Direct Coombs’ test ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology ... #SLE #Lupus #Erythematosus
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 ... , oral ulcers, Lupus ... #Systemic #Erythematosus ... #Summary #rheumatology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Manifestations of Systemic Lupus ... Erythematosus ( ... #Erythematosus ... CNS #neurology #rheumatology ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Erythematosus) ... erythematosus ( ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... • Malar rash - spares ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
to think about lupus ... especially in the wrists ... pericarditis » is...lupus ... clues #system #erythematosus ... #rheumatology
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
antibodies and Systemic lupus ... Farr assay) and lupus ... clinically suspected, tests ... #erythematosus ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
WHAT test - Wrist Hyperflexion and Abduction of the Thumb 

The wrist is hyperflexed and the
WHAT test - Wrist ... Thumb The wrist ... Abduction #Thumb #Test ... clinical #video #sports ... #orthopedics #rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
erythematosus ... erythematosus [ ... Liver function tests ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Drug Induced Lupus ... Erythematosus ( ... Usual therapeutic management ... comparison #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management