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Type III Hypersensitivity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Definition: Small antigen-antibody complexes (produced from normal immune response to
Systemic Lupus • Erythematosus ... (SLE) If bacterial ... HypersensitivityReaction #Allergy #Immunology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... (SLE) - Diagnosis ... are evocative of SLE ... Cytopenia: Common • Immunologic ... lupus #Systemic #Erythematosus
SLICC SLE Diagnostic Criteria - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical and Immunologic Criteria

CLINICAL CRITERIA
 - ACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS
SLICC SLE Diagnostic ... Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Clinical and Immunologic ... #Rheumatology #SLE ... #Lupus #Erythematosus
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Clinical Features: Lungs ... hemorrhage • Shrinking lung ... : Drug induced SLE ... and leukemia • Lung
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Induced Lupus vs SLE ... drug-dependent) • Immunologic ... Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... are evocative of SLE ... Cytopenia: Common • Immunologic
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Myositis 4% - Lung ... involvement 3% SLE-Related ... Lupusreference #SLE ... Systemic #Lupus #Erythematosus
EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical Domains:
 • Constitutional domain: Fever
 • Cutaneous domain: Non-scarring
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... lupus nephritis Immunologic ... Classification #Criteria #SLE ... Systemic #Lupus #Erythematosus
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Systemic Lupus (SLE ... effusion, Restrictive lung ... Thrombocytopenia #Lupus #SLE ... #systemic #erythematosus
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Systemic lupus erythematosus ... rash) • Heart, lung ... systemic lupus erythematosus ... [SLE], AOSD) •
Humoral Immunity - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Antigens (Ag) are produced from pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites)
classical pathway (see ... Memory B cells are long-lived ... pathophysiology #immunology