Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Thrombotic Microangiopathies In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Dr. Laurent ARNAUD @Lupusreference #TMAs #Thrombotic #Microangiopathies #Systemic #Lupus #Erythematosus #SLE #hematology
Microangiopathies In Systemic Lupus ... Erythematosus #SLE ... #hematology #rheumatology ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test Anti-dsDNA - 50% • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... block • Sjogren syndrome ... #Systemic #Lupus ... #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... rheumatoid arthritis SLE ... : systemic lupus ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... Table #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis H - Heavy Chain deposition
Causes of Hypocomplementemia ... Chain deposition disease ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... S - Systemic Lupus ... #differential #hematology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
(SLE) - Diagnosis ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis ... Management #Summary #rheumatology
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus Anti-dsDNA 60-80% Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
Association with disease ... overlap syndromes ... with auto-immune diseases ... erythematosus #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes Intravascular Hemolysis: • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Diagnostic Framework ... Extravascular Causes ... ) - HELLP syndrome ... usually IgG) (e.g. lupus ... #hematology #anemia
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA Anti-dsDNA
Anticentromere - CREST syndrome ... La) - Sjogren's syndrome ... Goodpasture's syndrome ... #diagnosis #table ... #rheumatology #
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis Manifestations: - Arthritis 69% - Malar rash 40% - Fever 36% -
involvement 3% SLE-Related ... auto-immune, Infectious diseases ... sclerosis, Still's disease ... Lupusreference #SLE ... #differential #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE Drug Induced Lupus (DIL): • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
vs SLE Drug Induced ... Discontinuation of causal ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
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