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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Musculoskeletal Manifestations ... - Arthralgia, Arthritis ... Musculoskeletal #Complications ... pathophysiology #signs
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... Gastrointestinal Manifestations ... #Systemic #Lupus ... Gastrointestinal #Complications ... pathophysiology #signs
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations

 • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous ... Manifestations ... Mucocutaneous #Manifestations ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Kawasaki Disease: Clinical Findings
Diagnostic Criteria - Fever and 4/5 of the following:
 • Conjunctivitis
 • Polymorphous
Kawasaki Disease ... hands & feet Signs ... /Symptoms/Complications ... : - Coronary Arteritis ... Pathophysiology #Signs
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Rheumatoid arthritis ... Extra-articular manifestations ... pathophysiology #signs ... symptoms #diagnosis #ExtraArticular
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Extra-articular Manifestations
 • Ocular - Inflammation of the iris, the anterior part of the
Extra-articular Manifestations ... AnkylosingSpondylitis #Extraarticular ... #Manifestations ... #Complications ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs