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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 ... : • Symptoms limited ... : Drug induced SLE ... SSA can rule in SLE ... Chronic B-cell activation
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... constitutional symptoms ... Erythematosus ( ... Usual therapeutic management ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... erythematosus ... SLE], AOSD) • Infection ... Histopathologic criteria ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
onset of muscle symptoms ... GBS), systemic lupus ... erythematosus ( ... SLE), polymyositis ... myopathy #diagnosis #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Excessive activation ... Diagnostic Criteria ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... Disorders: - SLE ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
recognition and management ... Common Signs and Symptoms ... Diagnostic Criteria ... of 8 HLH-2004 criteria ... #Hematology #HemeOnc
TAFRO

TAFRO syndrome was first described in 2010, standing for:
- Thrombocytopenia
- Anasarca
- Fever
- Reticulin fibrosis
- Organomegaly

TAFRO syndrome
including systemic lupus ... erythematosus ( ... SLE), Sjögren’s ... and the systemic symptoms ... TAFRO #diagnosis #management