714 results
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Systemic Lupus (SLE ... Photosensitivity, Butterfly ... Thrombocytopenia #Lupus #SLE
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations

 • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous ... skin -> Malar (butterfly ... Phenomenon #Lupus #SLE
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Erythematosus (SLE ... symptoms like “butterfly
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... patchy eruption - Butterfly ... : Drug induced SLE ... SSA can rule in SLE ... papillomavirus #SLE
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
are bilobed ("butterfly ... I see all of these
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
Highly specific for SLE ... Anti-Ribo-P 5-15% If SLE ... Associated with SLE-SSc-AlM ... higly specific for SLE ... patients with typical SLE
Clinical Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

#Systemic #Lupus #Erythematosus #SLE #Manifestations #Signs #Symptoms #Rheumatology #Diagnosis
Erythematosus (SLE ... Erythematosus #SLE
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Spondyloarthropathies, SLE ... retinal exudates) - SLE ... nodules - RA, SLE ... disease - RA - SLE ... • Seizures - SLE
Effect of Selected Diseases on Complement Levels - C3, C4
 • SLE C3 ↓ C4 ↓↓
Levels - C3, C4 • SLE ... • Infection eg SBE
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Non-specific; common in SLE ... RA Anti-dsDNA - SLE ... - Drug-induced SLE ... Diffuse) Anti-Sm - SLE