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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Associated with skin ... block • Sjogren syndrome ... severe disease Treatment ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... 3rd Decade Skin ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Clinical Features ... Seizures • Strokes Skin
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... (SLE) Clinical ... Demyelinating Syndrome ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... CNS #neurology #rheumatology
Vibrio vulnificus Infection- At the time of presentation, hemorrhagic bullae measuring 3.5 by 4.5 cm had
(Panel A), and erythematous ... vulnificus can cause skin ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #vibrio #
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... Sjögrens (15%) Skin ... Demyelinating syndromes ... SLE #systemic #erythematosus ... symptoms #diagnosis #rheumatology
VEXAS (Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory, Somatic) Syndrome
Clinical Syndrome:
 • Common Clinical Features: alveolitis, ear and
Clinical Syndrome ... : • Common Clinical ... nose chondritis, skin ... myeloid cells NEJM ... Autoinflammatory #Somatic #rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Systemic lupus erythematosus ... Clinical Presentation ... Fever is the main clinical ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Rheumatology
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
Rarely dominate the clinical ... purpuric macules • Erythematous ... • Ulcerated, erythematous ... • Goodpasture syndrome ... rash #diagnosis #rheumatology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
- Purpura - Skin ... : • Clinical triad ... reticularis & skin ... systemic lupus erythematosus ... classification #rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... response to local skin ... (Clinical Dx). ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology