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“Systemic Lupus Erythematosus” Other clinical features
Iraj Salehi-Abari “Systemic Lupus Erythematosus” Other clinical features Iraj Salehi-Abari MD., Internist Rheumatologist SLE
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Definition: Chronic disease Systemic/Multi-organ disease
Iraj Salehi-Abari Definition: Chronic disease Systemic/Multi-organ disease Inflammatory/Autoimmune disease Autoantibody/Immune Complex Skin, Joints, Kidneys, Lungs, Nervous system, Serous membranes,… y SLE
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Gastrointestinal features:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Gastrointestinal features: Most commonly due to drugs Abdominal pain: 4P/H Peptic ulcer Peritonitis (SBP) Pancreatitis (SLE, Steroids, AZT) Perforation (mesentric vasculitis or thrombosis) Hepatitis SLE
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Gastrointestinal features:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Gastrointestinal features: Dysphagia: the most common GI complaint Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) Dyspepsia Hepatosplenomegaly: 30-50% “Masked acute surgical abdomen” Protein-losing enteropathy SLE
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Hepatitis (elevated liver enzymes):
Iraj Salehi-Abari Hepatitis (elevated liver enzymes): “Lupus hepatitis” (SLE itself) NSAIDs hepatitis Viral hepatitis “Lupoid hepatitis” (autoimmune hepatitis): Type I (Classic): ANA &/or ASMA and AAA Type II: ALKM-1 &/or ALC-1 SLE
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Pulmonary involvements:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Pulmonary involvements: Occur in most patients Late onset SLE Pleural involvement Pleuritic chest pain: Chest wall pain > pleuritis Pleural effusion: Pleural friction rub SLE
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Pulmonary involvements:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Pulmonary involvements: Pleural effusion: Usually small to moderate Evanescent and recurrent Often bilateral Mild exudate: Clear, low Pr, Nl glucose, WBC < 5000, positive ANA, high Ics, high LDH SLE
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Pulmonary involvements:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Pulmonary involvements: Acute Lupus Pneumonitis (ALP): Uncommon with poor prognosis At first Bacterial pneumonia (> ALP) must be ruled out by: I. HRCT, II. BAL, III. Video-assisted thoracoscopic biopsy, IV. Open lung biopsy Fulminant hemorrhagic lupus pneumonitis: rare, letal SLE
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Pulmonary involvements:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Pulmonary involvements: Interstitial Lung disease (ILD) Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH) Pulmonary Thrombo-Embolism (PTE) Shrinking (Vanishing) Lung syndrome (SLS) SLE
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Pulmonary involvements:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Pulmonary involvements: Bronchiolitis Obliterns with Organizing Pneumonia (BOOP) Acute reversible hypoxemia Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) SLE
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Pulmonary involvements:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Pulmonary involvements: SLE
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Cardiac manifestations:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Cardiac manifestations: Non-Coronary Heart disease Coronary Heart disease Due to I. SLE, II. APS, III. Drugs,IV. others SLE
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Cardiac manifestations:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Cardiac manifestations: Non-Coronary Heart disease Pericarditis Myocarditis Endocarditis (+ Valvular disease) Conduction Abnormality SLE
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Cardiac manifestations:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Cardiac manifestations: Pericarditis: One-half of cases Pericardial chest pain Pericardial friction rub Pericardial Effusion (Echo) ECG changes Pericardiocentesis SLE
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Attention please: Tamponate (large PE) is rare in SLE
Iraj Salehi-Abari Attention please: Tamponate (large PE) is rare in SLE Constrictive pericarditis is rare too Intractable PE : Purulent TB Neoplastic SLE
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Cardiac manifestations:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Cardiac manifestations: Myocarditis: uncommon/dangerous Heart Failure Conduction abnormalities Arrhythmias SLE
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Cardiac manifestations:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Cardiac manifestations: Myocarditis should be suspected if there are unexplained: Resting tachycardia ST-T-U abnormalities in ECG Cardiomegaly SLE
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Cardiac manifestations:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Cardiac manifestations: Cardiomyopathy (CMP) in SLE may be due to: “Lupus Myocarditis” Drug-induced CMP Uremia CMP Postpartum CMP SLE
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Cardiac manifestations:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Cardiac manifestations: Endocarditis (“Libman-Sacks”): Nonbacterial thrombotic/verrucous Valve thickening, nodules Valvular regurgitation/stenosis SLE
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Cardiac manifestations:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Cardiac manifestations: SLE
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Cardiac manifestations:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Cardiac manifestations: Endocarditis (“Libman-Sacks”): Heart Failure Embolic disease New or changing heart murmur: MAT Bacterial Endocarditis (SBE) SLE
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Cardiac manifestations:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Cardiac manifestations: Valvular disease (M., A., T.): Libman-Sacks endocarditis Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS): 50% Mitral valve prolapse (MVP): 25% Others SLE
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Cardiac manifestations:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Cardiac manifestations: Coronary heart disease Coronary Vasculitis Coronary spasm (Raynaud’s Ph.) Coronary Atherosclerosis Coronary thrombosis/embolism SLE
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Cardiac manifestations:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Cardiac manifestations: Coronary heart disease Angina pectoris/Unstable angina Myocardial infarction Prinzmetal angina Atypical Ischemic heart disease Asymptomatic SLE
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Vascular involvements:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Vascular involvements: Vasculitis Atherosclerosis Raynaud’s phenomenon Vascular thrombosis/embolism SLE
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Vascular involvements:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Vascular involvements: Vasculitis Leukocytoclasti vasculitis (LCV) Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) Livedoid vasculitis Others SLE
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Vascular skin lesions of SLE:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Vascular skin lesions of SLE: Periungual erythema and telangiectasia Livedo reticularis Facial telangiectasia Raynaud phenomenon Petechia/purpura SLE
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Vascular skin lesions of SLE:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Vascular skin lesions of SLE: Microinfarcts of the tips of fingers and toes Splinter hemorrhages “Janeway lesion” “Osler’s nodes” Atrophie blanche Chilblain Lupus Erythematosus (CHLE) SLE
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Neurologic manifestations:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Neurologic manifestations: Cognitive defects: “Mild cognitive dysfunction” is the most common CNS feature of SLE Acute confusional state Dementia/Delirium Seizures Headache SLE
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Neurologic manifestations:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Neurologic manifestations: Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) Mononeuritis multiplex Peripheral/Cranial neuropathy Myelitis (transverse) Meningitis Movement disorders SLE
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Neurologic manifestations:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Neurologic manifestations: Multiple sclerosis (MS) like features: Clinical mimicry Lesions similar to MS plaques in MRI SLE MS like feature MS SLE like feature: “Lupoid Sclerosis”: MS + SLE: Overlap syndrome SLE
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Neurologic manifestations:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Neurologic manifestations: Electro-encephalography (EEG): 70% Lumbar puncture (LP): Elevated Protein: 50% Elevated cell: 30% Brain MRI: the most sensitive imaging SLE
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Psychologic manifestations:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Psychologic manifestations: Psychosis Depression Anxiety Mania Bipolar disorder SLE
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Psychologic manifestations:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Psychologic manifestations: Personality disorder Emotional lability Sexual indiscretions Verbosity Religiosity Aggressiveness SLE
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Ophthalmologic manifestations:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Ophthalmologic manifestations: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca: most common Retinal vasculitis: dangerous Episcleritis or scleritis Anterior Uveites SLE
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Hematologic manifestations:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Hematologic manifestations: Cytopenia: Leukopenia Anemia: AOCD > Hemolytic anemia Thrombocytopenia Thrombophilia SLE
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Hematologic manifestations:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Hematologic manifestations: Leukopenia: WBC < 4500/mm3: leukopenia WBC < 4000/mm3: criteria WBC < 2000/mm3: severe/symptomatic SLE
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Hematologic manifestations:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Hematologic manifestations: Anemia: Hb < 12 in women, Hb < 14 in men Anemia of chronic disease (AOCD): most common “Hemolytic anemia”: rare, criteria (+) Commb’s test Immune HA (-) Commb’s test non-Immune HA SLE
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Hematologic manifestations:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Hematologic manifestations: Thrombocytopenia Platelet counts <150,000/mm3 Platelet < 100,000: criteria Platelet < 25,000 bleeding SLE
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Hematologic manifestations:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Hematologic manifestations: “Evan’s syndrome”: Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) along with Immune hemolytic anemia Highly suggestive of SLE SLE
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Thrombophilia: Etiology of Thromboembolic disease:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Thrombophilia: Etiology of Thromboembolic disease: Antiphospholipid syndrome Nephrotic syndrome: DVT, RVT Protein C, S, and antithrombin III deficiency Vasculitis SLE
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Thrombophilia: Clinical syndromes: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)
Iraj Salehi-Abari Thrombophilia: Clinical syndromes: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) SLE
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Lymphadenopathy: 50% of cases of SLE The onset of disease/exacerbation
Iraj Salehi-Abari Lymphadenopathy: 50% of cases of SLE The onset of disease/exacerbation Other causes: Infections Lymphoma: NHL, angioimmunoblastic T cell L Lymph node biopsy: Disproportionately enlarged, no response to medium to high doses of steroids SLE
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Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS):
Iraj Salehi-Abari Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS): Clinical criteria: Vascular thrombosis Pregnancy morbidity: At least one Unexplained fetal death at > 10 weeks gestation or At least one premature births before 34 weeks of gestation or At least three abortion before 10 weeks of gestation SLE
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Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS):
Iraj Salehi-Abari Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS): Laboratory (aPL) criteria: Anti-cardiolipin (aCL): IgG/IgM; moderate to high Anti-B2 Glycoprotein I (anti-B2 GPI); Lupus anticoagulant (LA) SLE
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Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS):
Iraj Salehi-Abari Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS): Revised “Sapporo” criteria: At least one clinical criteria along with one aPL The aPL antibody must be positive on two or more occasions at least 12 weeks apart and no more than 5 years prior to clinical criteria SLE
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SLE in Men Higher frequencies of…, than women Renal, Skin, Cytopenias
Iraj Salehi-Abari SLE in Men Higher frequencies of…, than women Renal, Skin, Cytopenias Serositis Neurologic involvement Thrombosis Cardiovascular, HTN and vasculitis Lower frequencies of …, than women Raynaud phenomenon Photosensitivity Mucosal ulceration SLE
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Iraj Salehi-Abari SLE in Children: More severe than in adults with higher frequencies of: Malar rash Nephritis Pericarditis Hepatosplenomegaly Hematologic abnormalities SLE
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SLE in Older adults: Milder than adults with lower incidence of:
Iraj Salehi-Abari SLE in Older adults: Milder than adults with lower incidence of: Malar rash, photosensitivity Purpura, alopecia,RP Nephritis, CNS lupus and Hematologic manifestations Anti-RO, anti-Sm, anti-RNP Higher incidence of Sicca symptoms,serositis Pulmonary involvement Musculoskeletal manifestations Rheumatoid factor (RF) SLE
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Initial presentation:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Initial presentation: Fever, fatigue, or weight loss Malar rash, photosensitivity Arthralgia/myalgia or arthritis Nephritic and/or nephrotic syndrome pleuritis and/or pericarditis Alopecia DLE/SCLE SLE
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Initial presentation:
Iraj Salehi-Abari Initial presentation: Anemia/leukopenia/thrombocytopenia Seizure and/or psychosis MI and/or CVA without any risk factor in young ladies APS features Vasculitis: LCV, PAN in young ladies, Urticarial vasculitis Oral ulcer and/or pharyngitis Raynaud phenomenon SLE
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The most common pattern:
Iraj Salehi-Abari The most common pattern: Women in child-bearing ages with Constitutional complaints and Skin Musculoskeletal Hematologic and serologic involvement SLE
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Classic case: Female within childbearing age
Iraj Salehi-Abari Classic case: Female within childbearing age Fatigue, malaise, weight loss Polyarthralgia, myalgia, polyarthritis Malar rash with photosensitivity Alopecia, oral ulcer Anemia, Leukopenia Depression/Anxiety Positive FANA SLE
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