CT disease Flashcards
HLA-DR3 Afro-Caribbean anti-dsDNA in all (anti-ENA in some - Sm highly specific, RNP if drug-induced) Classical complement deficiency Type III hypersensitivity Malar rash
SLE (3 letters in SLE)
anti-Ro, anti-La
Big parotid glands
Schirmer’s test
Dry mouth, dry nose, dry eyes
Sjogren’s
anti-SCL70
Diffuse systemic sclerosis
anti-centromere
Limited systemic sclerosis (CREST)
anti-dsDNA
SLE
anti-Ro, anti-La
Sjogren’s
anti-Jo1
Dermatomyositis
anti-SRP
Polymyositis
anti-SCL70
Tight skin over trunk
No CREST
Pulmonary fibrosis
Diffuse systemic sclerosis
anti-centromere
No tight skin over trunk
CREST (calcinosis painful fingers, Raynaud’s, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, telangiectasia)
Pulmonary hypertension
Limited systemic sclerosis (CREST)
anti-Jo1
Muscles + skin
Heliotrope Rash
Gottren’s papules
Dermatomyositis
anti-SRP
Muscles only
Proximal muscles weakness
Raised CK, abnormal EMG
Polymyositis
ANA antibody types
Anti-nuclear antibody:
- anti-dsDNA (SLE)
- anti-ENA (anti-Ro, anti-La Sjogren’s; anti-SCL70 diffuse SS; anti-centromere limited SS)
- anti-cytoplasmic (anti-Jo1 dermatomyositis, anti-SRP polymyositis)
ANCA antibody types
pANCA (aka anti-MPO - MPA, CS)
cANCA (aka anti-PR3 - WG) ‘PRIC’
pANCA
Granulomas + eosinophils
Saddle nose, pulmonary haemorrhage, glomerulonephritis
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangitis