SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS Flashcards
a chronic autoimmune disease that can affect many parts of the body This occurs when the immune system attacks its own tissues.
SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
What are the exogenous causes of SLE?
ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EXPOSURE
INFECTIOUS AGENTS
MEDICATIONS
HORMONES
What are the target organs of SLE?
SKIN
JOINTS
KIDNEY
BRAIN
HEART
LUNGS
What are the signs and symptoms of SLE?
FATIGUE
ANOREXIA
WEIGHT LOSS
ARTHRALGIA
MALAISE
ARTHRITIS
FEVER
MACULOPAPULAR “BUTTERFLY” RASH
KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION
CHEST PAIN
HAIR LOSS
PHOTOSENSITIVITY
neuropsychiatric MANIFESTATIONS
HEMATOLOGIC ABNORMALITIS
WHAT ARE THE LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS OF SLE?
ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY
FLUORESCENT ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY
First test typically done in screening test
ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY
Most widely used and accepted test
FLUORESCENT ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY