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SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... 3rd Decade Skin ... lupus erythematosus ... lupus erythematosus ... : • Symptoms limited
Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
erythematosus ... • Loose anagen syndrome ... - Secondary to Skin ... erythematosus ... #dermatology #Differential
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Vesicopustule on erythematous ... Antiphospholipid-antibody syndrome ... lesions • Discoid lupus ... erythematosus ... #dermatology
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Capitis - Skin ... erythematosus, ... : Lupus erythematosus ... , Loose anagen syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #dermatology
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations

 • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous ... response -> Subacute cutaneous ... areas -> Scaring alopecia ... inflammation on skin ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... Rare (SSA+ for cutaneous ... constitutional symptoms ... Erythematosus ( ... Photosensitivity, Alopecia
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
RA) or systemic lupus ... erythematosus ( ... SLE) Signs / Symptoms ... Xeroderma (Dry skin ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
(SLE) General: ... Sjögrens (15%) Skin ... Demyelinating syndromes ... #erythematosus # ... signs #symptoms
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
arthritis - (Reiter’s syndrome ... arthritis - with the skin ... Erythematosus ( ... SLE), should have ... other symptoms
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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: erythematous nodules ... erythematosus, ... reactions, and vaso-occlusive ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... vasculitis, and SLE