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diagnosis signs pathophysiology complications extraarticular lupus ra rheumatoidarthritis ankylosingspondylitis arteritis erythematosus gastrointestinal mucocutaneous polyarteritisnodosa systemic takayasus
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
Gastrointestinal Manifestations ... the pancreas, Vasculitis ... -> Acute Pancreatitis ... Erythematosus #SLE ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia) Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN ... swelling - GI Manifestations ... multiplex #PAN ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms ... #Vasculitis
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous Manifestations • Langerhan cells and keratinocytes release cytokines -> localized inflammatory response ->
Lupus (SLE): Mucocutaneous ... Manifestations ... Livedo Reticularis, Vasculitis ... Phenomenon #Lupus #SLE ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations Skin: • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Extra-articular manifestations ... blood vessels (vasculitis ... -> Sudden eye pain ... pleuritic chest pain ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features • RA affects 1% of population, women >
poly-articular joint pain ... Extra-articular manifestations ... • Non-specific Acute-phase ... arthralgia (joint pain ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
Takayasu’s Arteritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings - Fatigue, weight loss, low grade fever, arthralgias - Incr
, Incr risk of Acute ... - Abdominal Pain ... Claudication (pain ... Takayasus #Arteritis #Vasculitis ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Extra-articular Manifestations • Ocular - Inflammation of the iris, the anterior part of the
Extra-articular Manifestations ... visual acuity, eye pain ... - Inflammation acute ... Extraarticular #Manifestations ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
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