Week 8 Quiz Highlights Flashcards
SLE is what type hypersensitivity
Type III w/ a potential type II involvement
Who has an eightfold to ninefold increased risk of having SLE
First degree relative of people with SLE
What drug increases SLE risk 50%
estrogen containing contraception
What 3 general symptoms almost always present at some point in SLE
fatigue, fever, and weight loss
Name a couple mucocutaneous symptoms of SLE
non-painful oral ulcers, raynauds, alopecia, malar butterfly rash
describe the arthritis in SLE
symmetric, non-deforming arthritis of digits, wrists, knees, and MTP
major renal cause of death in SLE
active glomerulonephritis
most common CVS problem in SLE
pericarditis (mimics MI)
most common respiratory problem in SLE
pleurisy
2 CNS disorders in SLE
psychosis and seizures (there are more too)
common ophthalmologic problem in SLE
keratoconjunctivitis sicca
major lab for SLE
ANA (antinuclear antibodies)
autoantibodies in SLE
Anti-dsDNA, Anti-histone, Anti-ENA, Anti-SSA, Anti-SSB
11 diagnostic criteria for SLE (need 4)
malar rash, discoid lupus, photosensitivity, oral/nasopharyngeal ulcers, non-erosive arthritis, renal disorder, neurologic disorder, serositis, hemat. disorder, positive ANA, immunologic disorder
What is Scleroderma
immune activation, vascular damage, and excessive synthesis of extracellular matrix with deposition of increased amounts of structurally normal collagen
3 types of Scleroderma and 1 syndrome
localized scleroderma, systemic sclerosis, systemic diffuse sclerosis, and CREST Syndrome
Scleroderma w/ no internal organ involvement
localized scleroderma
scleroderma w/ skin thickening distal to elbow or knee
systemic sclerosis
Define CREST Syndrome
Calcinosis, Raynauds, Esophageal dysfunction, Sclerodactyly, Telangiectasia
Onset of scleroderma
fatigue, swollen digits, stiff joints, loss of strength, pain, insomnia, skin discoloration
Leading cause of death in scleroderma
respiratory
Major and minor (3) criteria for Dx of scleroderma
Major is skin thickening just proximal to MCPs. Minor are sclerodactyly, permanent ischemia changes of fingertips, bibasilar pulmonary fibrosis
Patients with scleroderma or ANA
positive usually
Polymyositis is
direct T cell mediated muscle injury