Rheuma Flashcards
Autoimmune disease where organs undergo damage from autoantibodies
SLE
SLE autoantibody
Antinuclear antibody ANA
NOT LIMITED to SLE also with CT and autoimmune disease
99% of SLE patients
Women of childbearing years 1:700
All are susceptible
Most autoimmune diseases are
With ratio
Age range
Race
Female
9:1
20-30yrs
Severe in Blacks
Pathogenesis for SLE
Genes (HLA-DR3) Environment Abnormal immune response Autoantibodies immune complex Inflammation Damage
Fundamental defect in SLE
Failure to maintain self tolerance
Body no longer recognizes self from non-self
Factors that predispose SLE formation
HLA D2,3,8 UV Light Infection (EBV) Medications (Procainamide, Isoniazid, Sulfonamide, PTU, Hydralazine, Methyldopa) Smoking
Clinica manifestations of SLE
Skin Oral ulcer Non-scarring Alopecia Synovitis (at least 2) Serositis (pleurisy, pericarditis) Renal Protein/Crea <0.5
Criteria for Dx SLE
More than or equal to 4 criteria
1 clinical, 1 immunologic
Dx criteria in SLE
>4 criteria at given time
Malar Discoid Photosensitivity Painless oral ulcer Symmetric arthritis Serositis Renal, neuro, hematologic, immunologic Antinuclear antibody
Clinical manifestation of SLE and Prevalance
Systemic 95% (fatigue, malaise, fever)
Musculoskeletal (arthralgia) 95%
Hematologic (Anemia) 85%
Cutaneous (photosensitivity) 80%
Most common cutaneous manifestion of SLE
Photosensitivity 70% Malar 50% Oral ulcer 40% Alopecia 40% Discoid 20%
Most common hematologic manifestation of SLE
*Anemia 70%
Leukopenia 65%
Lympho 50%
*Thrombocytopenia 15%
Most common neurologic disorder in SLE
Cognitive decline 50%
Mood disorder 40%
Patients with SLE are predisposed to stroke because of
Hypercoagulable state
Musculo manifestations of SLE
Intermittent polyarthritis most common
Rhupus
Ischemic necrosis of bone
Myalgia
Slightly raised erythema
Scaly on the face, cheeks and nose
Photosensitive rash
Butterfly/Malar rash
Acute SLE Rash
Photosensitive
Slightly raised erythema
Occasionally scaly
Scaly, red patches
Circular red-rimmed flat lesions
Subcutaneous Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
Rough, circular, slightly raised, scaly, hyperpigmented rims
Depigmented atrophic center
Violaceous, hyperpigmented, atrophic plaque with follicular plugging and scarring
Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
Most serious manifestation of SLE
Leading cause of mortality in first decade of disease
Nephritis
Half - nephrotic (hypoalbuminemia, edema, hyperlipidemia)
Most - hypertensive
Class I Lupus Nephritis
Minimal mesangial
Class IV Lupus nephritis
Diffuse Lupus Nephritis
poor prognosis
Wire loop appearance in microscope
Diffuse Lupus Nephritis
Most frequent renal stage of lupus nephritis
Class IV Diffuse Lupus Nephritis
CNS Lupus manifestation
Cognitive dysfunction most common manifestation difficulty with memory and reasoning Seizure Psychosis Lupus Cerebritis Stroke (thrombitis)
Most common pulmonary manifestation of SLE with or without pleura effusion
Pleuritis
Most frequent cardiac manifestation of SLE
Responds to anti-inflammatory therapy and infrequently leads to tamponade
Myocarditis
Most serious cardiac manifestations of SLE (2)
Myocarditis
Fibrinous endocarditis of Libmana-Sacks
Most common cause of myocarditis
Cocksackie B
beating heart
Hand foot and mouth disease
Coxsackie A
Coxsackie B also causes
Bornholm Disease
Pleurodynia
Presence of antibody to phospholipid
Acceleration to atherosclerosis
Hypercoagulability and acute thrombotic events
Vascular occlusion
TIA, stroke and MI
APA accelerates atherosclerosis hence hypercoagulability
thrombotic event
Anemia in SLE
Normochromic, normocytic or
Hemolytic
EPO decreased from kidney failure
Leukopenia
Thrombocytopenia
GI SLE manifestation autoimmune causing abdominal pain
Intestinal vasculitis
During SLE flares GI manifestations:
n&v diarrhea vasculitis perforation ischemia bleeding
Ocular SLE manifestation
Sicca syndrome
Nonspecific conjunctivitis
rarely threaten vision
Serious ocular manifestation of SLE
retinal vasculitis optic neuritis (also in MS)
Musculoskeletal SLE
Intermittent polyarthritis
Cardiac SLE
Pericarditis
Myocarditis
Autoantibodies in SLE
Antinuclear antibody (ANA) 98%
Antihistone (Drug induced SLE) 70%
Antiphospholipid (APAS) 50%
Best autoantibody screening test in SLE
ANA 98%
High specificity autoantibody test
Associated with renal disease
Poor prognosis
Anti-dSDNA
Anti-Smith
3 widely accepted tests that measure different antibodies in SLE
anticardiolipin (beef heart) Calcutta antigen
anti2-glycoprotein
lupus anticoagulant
Non-specific Ab but presence fulfills 1 classification criteria of SLE
APAS
Neonatal lupus ab
Sicca syndrome Sjogrens
SLE
Anti-Ro/SS-A
Positive ANA fever malaise arthralgia serositis rash Drugs
Drug induced SLE
Drug inducing SLE
Procainamide Hydralazine Isoniazid Methyldopa Simvastatin Lithium
Dx and Tx of Lupus
Symptoms suggestive Other labs: ANA, CBC ANA + Definitive SLE criteria >/=4 or possible <4 Tx All tests normal
Treatment goals
Induce remission of acute flare
Maintain tx to supress symptom and prevent organ damage
Life organ threatening SLE TX
High dose glucocorticoids
Mycophenolate mofetil myfortic acid
Cyclophosphamide (do not exceed 6 mos)
Maintain with mycophenolate and azathioprine
Conservative SLE tx
Analgesic
Antimalarial (reduce dermatitis, arthritis and fatigue)
Hydroxychloroquine SE (2)
Retinal tox
Prolonged QT interval
SLE tx corticosteroid
1g Methylprednisone sodium succinate per day at least 3 days -5
Pulse therapy
Maintain on prednisone after
0.5-1g/kg/dayc
Chronic
Slowly progressive autoimmune disease affecting exocrine glands
Middle aged women 9:1
Sjogren’s
Prevalance for primary sjogren’s: 0.5-1%
Most common exocrine gland affected in Sjogren’s
Salivary gland
Sjogren’s pathogenesis
Lymphocytic infiltration
Clinical manifestation of Sjogren’s
Oral: xerostomia, diff swallowing, atrophy of filliform papillae, parotid gland enlargement
Ocular: sandy, gritty feeling under eye, dec tearing, erythema, itching, dry eyes!
Also causes xeropthalmia
Vit A deficiency
Sicca syndrome
Dry eyes
Dry mouth
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca
most common Extraglandular manifestation of Sjogren’s
Arthritis/arthralgia 60
Reynaud’s 37%
Fatigability/myalgia 25%
Lymphoma 6% MALT
Differential diagnosis for Sicca
HIV
Young male
Lacks autoantibodies Ro/SS-A and or B
Lymphocytic infiltration of CD8 lymphocytes
No age preference
Lack autoantibodies to Ro
Granuloma in salivary gland
Negative HIV
Sarcoidosis
Middle aged wimeb
Ro/SS A +
Lymphoid infiltrates of CD4+
HLADR3
Sjogren’s
Dx of Sjogren’s
Strongly supported by
Salivary gland biopsy
+ anti-Ro SS-A
+ anti-La SS-B
Cardiolipin
SLE
APAS