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Ab to ds DNA
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Ab Anti-Smith
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Ab Anti-histone
Drug Induced Lupus
Null alleles
Genetic deficiency of C1q, C2, C4
[complement]
strong risk factors for Lupus
Immune complex deposition in target organs
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Impaired clearance of immune complexes
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Defective clearance of apoptotic cells
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Lupus Nephritis:
Ab directed throughout, or Basement Mb?
Everywhere
Nephritis:
Ab directed to basement Mb?
Goodpasture's
Hydralazine
drug-induced lupus
U1-RNP ab
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
Recurrent fetal loss
Anti-phospholipid Syndrome
Livedo Reticularis
Anti-phospholipid Syndrome

affects limbs mostly; sometimes torso
biologic false positive serologic test for syphilis
Anti-phospholipid Syndrome
procainamide
drug-induced lupus
anti-cardiolipin
Anti-phospholipid Syndrome
anti-beta 2 glycoprotein I
Anti-phospholipid Syndrome
anti-phosphatidylserine
Anti-phospholipid Syndrome
thrombosis in both arteries and veins
Anti-phospholipid Syndrome
thrombosis in both arteries and veins, preclampsia, pre-term delivery, miscarriage, stillbirth
Anti-phospholipid Syndrome
Therapy for Anti-phospholipid Syndrome
heparin or LMW heparin

warfarin
in the body: coagulates, forms thrombi
in the lab: does not coagulate due to ab
Anti-phospholipid Syndrome

In vivo, it’s actually damaging the endothelium so it’s causing micro-thrombi to form. Testing it in the lab, you’ll decrease the ability to clot, but in the body, it promotes blood.
Tx for Anti-phospholipid Syndrome

during pregnancy
WARFARIN IS TERATOGENIC!!
Anti-proteinase 3 Ab
Vasculitis
Anti-myeloperoxidase ab
Vasculitis
Vasculitis

Large arteries (ex: aortic arch)
1) Takayasu

2) Giant Cell Arteritis

3) Behcet's
Young women
consitutional problems: fever, weight loss, arthritis
pulseless

High sed rate
Takayasu
mucocutaneous ulcers (excl Herpes I)

uveitis

venous thrombi
behcet's
Polyarteritis nodosa

Rheumatoid vasculitis

Buerger’s disease

Primary central nervous system angiitis

Kawasaki
vasculitis:

medium size arteries
> 50 years old; high sedimentation rate
Polymyalgia rheumatica
Risk of blindness, heart attack, stroke
Need for urgent therapy
giant cell arteritis

large artery vasculitis

enlarged artery in forehead!
Polyarteritis nodosa
Rheumatoid vasculitis
Buerger’s disease
Primary central nervous system angiitis
Kawasaki
medium size artery

vasculitis
Terminal arteries. Will cause gangrene on the tips of the fingers, tips of the toes. Highly assoc with smoking!!!
buerger's
Mucocutaneous ulcers (oral, genital, ileum, cecal)
Herpes simplex excluded (Very painful!)

Ocular inflammation - retinal vasculitis
[uveitis]

Aneurysms
Venous thromboses
Arthritis
Pathergy
behcet's

large artery vasculitis
Leukocytoclastic (cutaneous) vasculitis
Henoch-Schoenlein; cryoglobulinemia;
small-sized artery
vasculitis

immune-complex mediated
Wegener’s; Churg Strauss; microscopic polyangiitis
small-sized artery
vasculitis

ANCA associated
lumpy glomerulonephritis
ANCA = anti-nuclear cytoplasmic antibody

Wegner's
ab against lung and kidney

basement mb

hemoptussis, hemopturia
goodpasture's
ab against lung and kidney and sinusitis
wegner's
Anti-thyroid microsomal peroxidase Ab

HYPERthyroid >> HYPOthyroid
hashimoto's
Anti-proteinase 3 Ab

ANCA
Wegener's
Anti-myeloperoxidase Ab

ANCA
non-specific