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Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
their Disease Associations ... La) - Sjogren's syndrome ... Goodpasture's syndrome ... Autoantibodies #Associations ... #table #rheumatology
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology ... • Lupus (SLE): ANA ... Autoantibodies #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #associations ... #table
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
interstitial lung diseases ... PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... Differential #Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology ... #Associations
VEXAS (Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory, Somatic) Syndrome
Clinical Syndrome:
 • Common Clinical Features: alveolitis, ear and
alveolitis, ear and ... thromboembolic disease ... (MDS) and/or ... myeloid cells NEJM ... Autoinflammatory #Somatic #rheumatology
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
with disease activity ... searched for when ANA ... SLE-SSc-AlM overlap syndromes ... erythematosus #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #table #ANA
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
of life Causes and ... clinical associations ... liquids The onset and ... Urticaria #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #comparison #table
Multiple Myeloma and Monoclonal Gammopathies
C - HyperCalcemia- calcium > 11 mg/dL / >1 mg/dL the ULN
R
ULN R - Renal disease ... focal lesions on MRI ... plasmacytoma, POEMs syndrome ... autoimmune diseases ... MGUS #diagnosis #hematology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... Asia • HLA-B51 association ... tests in Behcet syndrome ... adenopathy (PFAPA) syndrome ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Diagnostic Criteria for Sweet Syndrome (Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis)
Major criteria 
 1. Abrupt onset of tender
Criteria for Sweet Syndrome ... Association with ... an underlying hematologic ... inflammatory disease ... Criteria #Diagnosis #Hematology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
SAPHO Syndrome Summary ... SAPHO syndrome is ... - MRI: inflammation ... skin disease. ... #Rheumatology #