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Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Autoantibodies and ... Anti-Scl-70 - Scleroderma ... #Autoantibodies ... #diagnosis #table ... #rheumatology #
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Autoantibodies in ... Rheumatology • ... #Rheumatology # ... diagnosis #associations ... #table
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
von Willebrand Syndrome ... - Diagnosis and ... Management • Autoantibodies ... thrombocythemia), Autoimmune disease ... #treatment #hematology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Demyelinating Syndrome ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... the formation of autoantibodies ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... #rheumatology #
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
• Heavy Chain disease ... et diutinum Neurologic ... macular Vasculitis) Autoantibodies ... Sneddon-Wilkinson disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... thrombosis, VTE) • Cardiac ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Diagnosis of ... Inhibitors of Na+K+2Cl ... • Bleeding • Cardiac ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... #Medications #Table
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
• Anti-Ro/SSA autoantibodies ... Differential Diagnosis ... 5% of patients Cardiac ... Cytopenias • Cardiac ... #Rheumatology
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
SLE-SSc-AlM overlap syndromes ... #Antinuclear #autoantibodies ... erythematosus #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... table #ANA
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
CRP • Other autoantibodies ... Treatment: • ... Baclofen • Severe Disease ... #Management #treatment ... #neurology