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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... - Neurological 12% ... Diagnosis and Lupus ... autoantibodies #signs ... #rheumatology
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
Inflammatory and ... Diseases: • Systemic lupus ... erythematosus ... consumption • Vitamin B12 ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... life-threatening • Treatment ... #Systemic #Erythematosus ... Management #Summary #rheumatology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus ( ... autoantibodies that will cause ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... #Erythematosus ... CNS #neurology #rheumatology
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
Causes of Hypocomplementemia ... S - Systemic Lupus ... Erythematosus ( ... Mnemonic #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
Aortitis - Differential ... (RA), Systemic lupus ... erythematosus ( ... swinndong #Aortitis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
to think about lupus ... the face (many differential ... pericarditis » is...lupus ... #system #erythematosus ... #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
constitutional symptoms • Treatment ... Discontinuation of causal ... Erythematosus ( ... life-threatening • Treatment ... comparison #table #rheumatology
Papulosquamous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erythrematous or violaceous papules & plaques with overlying scale
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Diagnosis Algorithm Erythrematous ... Auspitz sign, Koebner's ... soles • Discoid Lupus ... Erythematous - ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
treatment can prevent ... Inflammatory causes ... syndrome • Systemic lupus ... erythematosus ... #inflammatory #differential