61 - Lupus Erythematosus Flashcards
The term LE-specific relates to those lesions displaying a/an
Interface dermatitis
Most frequent clinical manifestation of LE
Joint inflammation
Second most frequent clinical manifestation of LE
Skin disease
ACLE
- Localized ACLE (malar rash, butterfly rash)
- Generalized ACLE (lupus maculopapular rash, SLE rash, photosensitive lupus dermatitis)
a. TEN-like ACLE
SCLE
- Annular SCLE
- Papulosquamous SCLE
*Drug-induced
CCLE
- Classic DCLE
a. Localized DLE
b. Generalized DLE - Hypertrophic/verrucous DLE
- Lupus profundus/lupus panniculitis
- Mucosal DLE
- Oral DLE
- Conjunctival DLE
- Lupus tumidus (urticarial plaque phase of LE)
- Chillblain LE (chillblain lupus, perniotic lupus)
- Lichenoid DLE (LE/lichen planus overlap, lupus planus)
Fixed erythema, flat or raised, over the malar eminences, tending to spare the nasolabial folds
Malar rash
Erythematous raised patches with adherent keratotic scaling and follicular plugging; atrophic scarring may occur in older lesions
Discoid rash
Skin rash as a result of unusual reaction to sunlight, by patient history or physician observation
Photosensitivity
Oral ulcers: oral or nasopharyngeal ulceration, usually (painful/painless), observed by a physician
Painless
Serositis criteria
a. Pleuritis - convincing history of pleuritic pain or rub heard by a physician or evidence of pleural effusion
or
b. Pericarditis - documented by electrocardiogram or rub or evidence of pericardial effusion
Renal disorder criteria
a. Persistent proteinuria - >0.5 g/day or greater than 3+ if quantitation not performed
or
b. Cellular casts - may be red cell, hemoglobin, granular, tubular, or mixed
Neurologic disorder criteria
a. Seizures - in the absence of offending drugs or known metabolic derangements (eg, uremia, ketoacidosis, or electrolyte imbalance)
or
b. Psychosis - in the absence of offending drugs or known metabolic derangements (eg, uremia, ketoacidosis, or electrolyte imbalance)
Hematologic disorder criteria
a. Hemolytic anemia - with reticulocytosis
or
b. Leukopenia - < 4000 μL total on 2 or more occasions
or
c. Lymphopenia - < 1500/μL on 2 or more occasions
or
d. Thrombocytopenia - < 100,000 μL in the absence of offending drugs
Immunologic disorder criteria
a. Anti-DNA - antibody to native DNA in abnormal titer
or
b. Anti-Smith antigen - presence of antibody to Smith nuclear antigen
or
c. Positive finding of antiphospholipid antibodies based on (1) an abnormal serum level of igG or igM anticardiolipin antibodies, (2) a positive test result for lupus anticoagulant using a standard method, (3) a false-positive serologic test for syphilis known to be positive for at least 6 months and confirmed by Treponema pallidum immobilization or fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test
Antinuclear antibody criteria
An abnormal titer of antinuclear antibody by immunofluorescence of an equivalent assay at any point in time and in the absence of drugs known to be associated with “drug-induced lupus” syndrome
1982 Revised Criteria for Classification of SLE: a person shall be said to have SLE if any _____ or more of the _____ criteria present
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_____ SCLE patients are somewhat older at disease onset
Drug-induced
Most common form of CCLE
Classic DLE
Approximately _____% of patients presenting with isolated localized DLE subsequently develop SLE
5
Most upregulated gene pathway identified in microarray studies in SLE patients
Type 1 IFN
Produce large amounts of type 1 IFN in response to DNA and RNA stimulation through toll-like receptors 7 and 9
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells
Probably the most important environmental factor in the induction phase of SLE
UV radiation
Y/N: Smokers are at a greater risk of developing SLE than are nonsmoker and former smokers
Yes
Patients with treatment-resistance CLE were much more likely to
Smoke
Patients with LE-specific skin disease who smoke are less responsive to
Anti-malarial treatment
Seroconversion to _____ virus among patients with SLE is nearly universal
Epstein-Barr virus
Y/N: The designations acute, subacute, and chronic, in regard to CLE, refer to how long individual lesions have been present.
No - Refer to the pace and severity of any associated SLE and are not necessarily related to how long individual lesions have been present
Most commonly imputed drug classes causing drug-induced lupus
Antacids
Antifungals
Biologics
Chemotherapeutic
Localized ACLE has commonly been referred to as
Classic butterfly rash or
Malar rash of SLE
Characteristically spared in malar rash
Nasolabial folds
Generalized ACLE presents as a widespread morbilliform or exanthematous eruption often focused over the extensor aspects of the arms and hands and characteristically sparing the
Knuckles