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Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
interstitial lung diseases ... ConnectiveTissueDiseases #ILD ... Differential #Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology ... #Associations
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Autoantibodies and their Disease ... Associations ANA ... Autoantibodies #Associations ... #diseases #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 ... , Others: SRP, Mi ... RNA Polymerase Ill ... #diagnosis #associations ... #table
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
the population Disease ... Causes and clinical associations ... Autoimmune diseases ... Urticaria #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #comparison #table
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
Anti-dsDNA 60-80% Association ... with disease activity ... with auto-immune diseases ... erythematosus #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #table #ANA
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
Malabsorption (e.g. celiac disease ... , CF, IBD) • Anticoagulant ... Advanced Liver Disease ... Deficiencies #Summary #table ... comparison #diagnosis #hematology
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
severity of the disease ... and ILD • Liver ... increases and ILD ... frequently described Association ... Dermatomyositis #rheumatology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Valvular heart disease ... Congenital heart disease ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... during Delivery • Stable ... Avoid ARBs • ICD
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
- MRI: inflammation ... osteoarticular and skin disease ... -1 inhibitors, IL ... inhibitors, and IL ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Prognosis: Usually mild ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #