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Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
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Causes of Bleeding ... / Bruising - Differential ... Disease Vascular System ... • Steroids • Vasculitis ... #Hematology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... and Management ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... #lupus #Systemic ... #Summary #rheumatology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Manifestations of Systemic ... (SLE) Clinical ... autoantibodies that will cause ... #rheumatology # ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
Non-Infectious Aortitis: • Vasculitides ... ANCA associated vasculitis ... Arthritis (RA), Systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... (SLE), Sarcoidosis
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Discontinuation of causal ... months to years) Systemic ... Usual therapeutic management ... #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
antibodies) • Systemic ... lupus erythematosus ... in drug-induced SLE ... ) • Systemic sclerosis ... ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
activate the immune system ... , leading to the ... • They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... lupus erythematosus
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... inflammation Others: • Lupus ... lupus erythematosus ... , and SLE) • Urinalysis ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
manifestations: from easy bruising ... purpura to mucosal bleeding ... [SLE], AOSD) • ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
3) Limb oedema leading ... children (pediatric SLE ... #diagnosis #sle ... #clues #system ... erythematosus #rheumatology