Other Arthritides Flashcards

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Other Causes of Arthritis

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  • Sarcoidosis
    • Systemic Sclerosis
    • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
  • Sjogren’s syndrome
    • Lyme disease
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Sarcoidosis

• Chronic systemic granulomatous disease – Multiple organ involvement

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  • Characterized by disseminated, noncaseating granulomas
    – Suggests infection as a likely cause
  • Mimics rheumatologic diseases
    – Fever, arthritis, uveitis, myositis, rash or neurologic deficits
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Sarcoidosis

• Affects young adults in their 20’s and 30’s

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• Most common in US
– 8x more common in African Americans than Caucasian Americams
– 40 cases/100,000
• Woman> men

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Sarcoidosis Pathogenesis

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Etiology unknown
Immune response plays a central role in pathogenesis

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Sarcoidosis

• Recruit inflammatory cells
– Injury to local tissue

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• Increase growth factors
– Produce fibrosis

• Hypercalcemia
– Increase absorption of calcium in intestine that results from overproduction of a metabolite of vitamin D by activated macrophages

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Sarcoidosis

• Depressed cellular immunity – Lymphopenia

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• Increased humoral immunity

– Autoantibody production and hypergammaglobulinemia
– (+) RF or ANA – 20-30% of patients

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Sarcoid Granulomas

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• Contains a central core of epitheloid cells (modified macrophages) and multi- nucleated giant cells
– Surrounded by lymphocytes, macrophages, monocytes, and fibroblasts
• Affects lungs liver, and lymph nodes

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Distribution of Sarcoid Granulomas

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  • Lung 86%
    • Liver 86%
    • Lymph nodes 86%

* Spleen 63%
• Heart 20%
• Kidney 19%
• Bone marrow 17% • Pancreas 6%

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Sarcoidosis Clinical Presentation

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  1. Pulmonary symptoms (40-45%)
  2. Asymptomatic hilar adenopathy on chest x-ray (5-10%)
  3. Constitutional symptoms (25%)
  4. Extrathoracicinflammation(25%)
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Sarcoidosis Pulmonary Symptoms

** picture-> large lymph nodes

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Respiratory symptoms are the most common complaint
Dry cough
 Dyspnea
Nonspecific chest pain
Hemoptysis (rare initially)
Pleural effusion (rare)

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Abnormal chest x-ray >90%

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Regardless of initial symptoms

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Sarcoidosis

Constitutional Symptoms (25%)

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  • Fever
    -Seen more so with hepatic involvement
  • Weight loss
  • Fatigue
    -Malaise
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Sarcoidosis

• Rheumatologic manifestations

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• Arthritis occurs 10 – 15% of patients
• Two patterns of joint disease
-Early onset
-Late onset

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Sarcoidosis

Early onset arthritis (Most Common)

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Within 6 months of disease onset

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Sarcoidosis (Early)

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  • Erythema nodosum common (66%)
  • Monoarthritis unusual
    – Usually 2-6 joints
    • Often begins in feet and ankles
    • May spread to knees, PIPJ’s, MCPJ’s, wrists, and elbows
    • Axial skeleton is spared
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Sarcoidosis (Early)

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  • Periarticular swelling common
  • Non-inflammatory effusions
    • Tenosynovitis
    • Heel pain
    • Joint pain
    – Pain greater than clinical signs of inflammation would suggest
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Sarcoidosis (Early)

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• Radiographic presentation
– Rarely bone or cartilage damage noted
• Duration of arthritis
– Several weeks
• May be as long a 3 months

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Lofgren’s Syndrome

** erythema nodosum seen in Crohns, sarcoidosis, lofgrens

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• Acute arthritis
• Erythema nodosum
• Bilateral hilar adenopathy

90% remission rate

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Sarcoidosis (Late)

• 6 months after onset of disease

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• Mono arthritis more common than in EARLY stage
– But usually 2 or 3 joints
• Less severe/widespread
• Transient or chronic
• Knee joint (most commonly involved)
– Followed by ankles and PIPJs
• Synovial effusions
– Mildly inflammatory

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Sarcoidosis (Late)

• Chronic cutaneous sarcoidosis

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• NO erythema nodosum
• Dactylitis
• Pain is not as severe

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Sarcoidosis (Late)

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• Radiographic changes are uncommon

– Cystic changes in middle and distal phalanx of hand
– Trabecular changes
- Honeycomb pattern

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Sarcoidosis

• Other rheumatologic manifestation

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– Eye disease (22%)
• Uveitis

– Myositis
– rotid gland enlargement
– Mononeuritis multiplex
– Facial nerve palsy

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Sarcoidosis

  • Extrathoracic manifestations
    – Peripheral lymphadenopathy – 75%
    – Skin involvement – 33%
  • macular or papular sarcoidosis
  • erythema nodusom
    • lupus pernio
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– Hepatic granulomas – 86%

– Neurosarcoidosis- 5%
– Other manifestations
• Myocardial
• Renal involvement

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Lupus Pernio

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• Potentially disfiguring red to violaceous plaques and nodules
• Resemble frostbite
• Usually affects the nose, cheeks, and ears

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Erythema Nodosum
• Inflammation of the fat cells under the skin (panniculitis) • Tender,rednodules that are usually seen on both shins
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Sarcoidosis
– No single finding or lab test establishes a diagnosis – Diagnosis depends on the clinical picture • At least 2 organ systems are affected • Evidence of noncaseating granulomas • Exclusion of other possible causes
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Sarcoidosis • Lab Tests
* Increase ACE levels (66%) • Increase in serum calcium (19%) * Leukopenia (28%)
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Sarcoidosis Diagnosis
– No single finding or lab test establishes a diagnosis – Diagnosis depends on the clinical picture • At least 2 organ systems are affected • Evidence of noncaseating granulomas • Exclusion of other possible causes
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Sarcoidosis • Lab Tests
* Increase ACE levels (66%) • Increase in serum calcium (19%) * Leukopenia (28%)
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Sarcoidosis • Imaging/Procedures
• Chest x-ray • Transbronchial lung biopsy • (+) Kveim-Siltzbach test (intradermal sarcoid spleen extract)
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Sarcoidosis Treatment
* Asymptomatic hilar adenopathy | * No treatment • NSAID’s • Corticosteroids • Immunosuppressive drugs -Efficacy has not been established
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Systemic Sclerosis
AKA Scleroderma | “Hard Skin
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Systemic Sclerosis
• Multisystem disease (hallmark) – Functional and structural abnormalities of small blood vessels – Fibrosis of the skin and internal organs – Inflammation – Autoimmunity
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Etiology Unknown
Potential triggers Infectious agents, environmental toxins, and drugs, microchimerism
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Epidemiology of Scleroderma
• Acquired, noncontageous, progressive, rare disease – 19 cases per 1 million per year in US • Peak age of onset 35-50 years • Blacks are at moderately increased risk • Female-to-male ratio 3-7:1
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Systemic Sclerosis
1. Diffuse scleroderma 2. Limited scleroderma | - CREST syndrome 3. Localized scleroderma
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Diffuse Scleroderma
• Proximal skin thickening • Rapid onset following appearance of Raynaud’s phenomenon • Significant vessel disease – Lung, heart, GI, kidney • Associated with ANA and absence of aniticentromere antibody • Poor prognosis – 10-year survival 40-60%
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Limited Scleroderma
Milder symptoms Slower onset and progression Mainly affects extremities distal to the elbows and/or knees Internal organ involvement is less severe CREST Syndrome Good prognosis 10-year survival >70%
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CREST Syndrome | • Calcinosis – Calcium deposits in skin • Raynaud’s Phenomenon – Spasm of blood vessel in response to cold or stress
• Esophageal dysfunction – Acid reflux – Decrease in motility of esophagus • Sclerodactyly – Thickening and tightning of skin on fingers and hands • Telangiectasias – Dilation of capillaries causing red marks on surface of skin
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Localized Scleroderma
 Morphea -Patches of fibrotic skin and subcutaneous tissues w/o systemic disease  Linear -Longitudinal fibrotic bands that occur predominantly on the extremities and involve the feet
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Raynaud’s Phenomenon
• Vasospasticdisorder – Associated with discoloration of the digits • Coldtemperaturesor emotional stress triggers the attacks
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Raynaud’s Phenomenon
Vasospams Pallor & Cyanosis Hyperemic phase White, Blue, Red
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Raynaud’s Phenomenon
• Primary syndrome • Secondary syndrome
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Primary
• Symmetric episodic attacks of acral pallor or cyanosis • Absence of PVD • Absence of tissue necrosis • Normal nail-fold capillary • Neg ANA • Normal ESR • Patients are usually younger
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Secondary
• More severe • Ischemicchanges/necrosis • Digitalulceration • Associated – Scleroderma, SLE, myositis, Sjogren’s syndrome, RA, mixed connective tissue disease • Laterageofonset • Asymmetric finger involvement • Abnormalnail-foldcapillary
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Raynaud’s Phenomenon Treatment
* Conservative,non-pharmacologic • Avoid exposure to cold temperatures * Avoid vasoconstrictors – Decongestants, amphetamines, beta-blockers, caffeine, and smoking • Calcium channel blockers – Nifedipine 30-180 mg daily – Amlodipine 5-20 mg daily • Directvasodilator– Topical nitroglycerin • Low-dose aspirin
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Systemic Sclerosis
• Cutaneous involvement • Diffuse pruritus • Non-pitting edema • Progressive skin tightness & decreased flexibility • Varying degrees of hypo or hyperpigmentations
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Systemic Sclerosis
• Subcutaneous calcinosis • Telangiectasias | Dilated capillary loops and areas of loss of capillaries in the skin of the nail fold are characteristic
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Telangiectasia Clinical Presentation
• Musculoskeletal – Earliest symptoms • Nonspecific arthralgias and myaligias • Pain with motion of joints – Secondary to inflammation and fibrosis of tendon sheath or adjacent tissue – Late • Atrophy and weakness
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Other features
Pulmonary disease Leading cause of mortality GI dysfunction  Esophageal Other systems are affected Cardiovascular and renal
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Systemic Sclerosis • Diagnosis -Clinical suspicion -No single finding or lab test establishes a diagnosis
• Lab tests -Increased sedimentation rate - (+) ANA in speckled or nucleolar pattern (95%) - (+) anticentromere antibodies in about 60-90% of limited disease -(+)Scl70
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Systemic Sclerosis • Radiographs
• Calcinosis and resorption of the distal tufts • Contractures with joint space narrowing • Osteopenia
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Systemic Sclerosis |  Treatment  DMARDs
 MSK  NSAIDs  Corticosteroids  Skin  Topical emollients  Topical steroids  Raynaud’s  Avoid cold exposure  Calcium channel blockers
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Autoimmune disease multisystem involvement Clinical manifestations of the disease are diverse
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) • Epidemiology
* Predominantly occurs in women * Male approx 10% • Peak incidence is 15-40 years of age • More common in African Americans and Hispanic-Americans vs Caucasians • Strong family association
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Exact etiology unknown Most common presentation – Constitutional symptoms
* Fever, fatigue and/or weight loss, lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly – Cutaneous manifestations * Skin rash – Articular manifestations * Arthritis and/or arthralgia
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Cutaneous Manifestations of SLE
* Acute Lupus Erythematosus • Subacute Lupus Erythematosus | * Chronic Lupus Erythematosus
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Cutaneous Manifestations of SLE | • AcuteLupusErythematosus – Localalized lesions
• Hallmark “butterfly rash” – Localized to malar region – Confluent, macular or papular erythema on the nose and cheeks (spares the nasolabial folds) – Lasts days to weeks – Generalized lesions • Macular or maculopapular erythema occurring in a photosensitive distribution on any area of the body • Commonly involves palmar surfaces, dorsum of the hands, and extensor surfaces of the fingers – Skin lesions heal w/o scarring
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Cutaneous Manifestations of SLE Subacute Lupus Erythematosus
– Nonscarring, photosensitive – Last for weeks to months – Back, neck, shoulders and extensor surfaces – Some drugs can induce these lesions – Can occur in annular form • May be mistaken for – Fungal rash, Lyme ds, psoriasis
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Cutaneous Manifestations of SLE • ChronicLupusErythematosus – Photosensitive lesions that can lead to skin atrophy – Scar producing – May persist for several months. – Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
• Most common subtype of chronic SLE • Term “discoid” refers to the sharply demarcated disk-shaped appearance of the lesions • Raised, erythematosus plaques with adherent scale that commonly occur on the scalp, face, and neck • Assoc with squamous cell carcinoma
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
 Alopecia Assoc with discoid lupus  Photosensitivity Skin rash as a result of unusual reaction to sunlight Mucosal lesions Mouth and nose ulcers
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)  Musculoskeletal  Very common (90%)  Symmetric, inflammatory arthritis predominantly affecting the knees, wrists, and small joints of the hands
 No erosive changes  Avascular Necrosis  Most commonly affects femoral heads, tibial plateaus, and femoral condyles  Myalgias and muscle weakness  Mild joint effusions
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Jaccoud’s arthropathy Resembles RA
 Non-erosive hand deformities Ulnar deviation  Hyperflexion  Hyperextension  Reducible deformities secondary to involvement of the peri-articular tissue
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) • Renal
• Kidney is the most commonly affected organ • Approximately 50% of patients develop clinically evident renal disease • Neuropsychiatric • Mood disorders, anxiety and psychosis • Seizures • Headaches • Mononeuritis
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)  Cardiopulmonary  Pericarditis
 Pleurisy  Other organ systems GI  abdominal pain  Ocular  cotton wool spots  Hematology  Leukopenia and lymphopenia  Anemia
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) • Diagnosis • Clinical suspicion with support of laboratory tests • Laboratory test
• CBC with diff, Cr, urinalysis, urine/cr ratio • Serologic tests • ANA, anti-dsDNA, anti-Ro, anti-La, anti-Smith, anti-RNP, direct Coombs, antiphospholopid antibodies, C3, C4  Autoantibodies are present for 5-7 years before clinical onsent of SLE
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American College of Rheumatology Diagnostic Criteria Need 4 out of 11
1. Malar rash 2. Discoid rash 3. Photosensitivity 4. Oral ulcers 5. Arthritis 6. Serositis 7. Renal disorder 8. Neurologic disorder 9. Hematologic disorder 10. Immunologic disorder 11. Antinuclear antiboidy
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) • Recommendations
• Avoid intense sun exposure • Yearly influenza vaccination
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) • Treatment • NSAID’s
• Corticosteroids • Medrol dosepack, prednisone • Antimalarial agents • Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) 200 mg BID • Prevents 50% of SLE flares • Immunosuppressants • Methotrexate, leflunomide, azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil, cyclophosphamide • Others • Rituximab, belimumab
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10% of SLE patients will develop Sjogren’s Syndrome
10% of SLE patients will develop Sjogren’s Syndrome
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Sjogren’s Syndrome Debilitating autoimmune disorder
Associated with non-Hodgkins lymphoma Sicca Complex Xerostomia (dry mouth) Xerophthalmia (dry eyes) Lymphocytic infiltration of the exocrine glands
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Sjogren’s Syndrome • Insidious onset
* Occurs with any age – Peak incidence during midlife – Increases with age • Affects 0.05-4.8% of population * Affects all races • Female-to-male ratio is 9:1
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Sjogren’s Syndrome • Etiology unknown
– Possible environmental agent may trigger cascade of events – Multiple viruses • Predilection for causing Sjogren’s syndrome – Hormones ??? – Genetic factors
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Sjogren’s Syndrome Primary Sjogren’s
No other underlying rheumatic disorder is present Secondary Sjogren’s  Associated Systemic lupus erythematosus Rheumatoid arthritis  Scleroderma
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Cardinal Manifestations of Sjogren’s Syndrome • Ocularsymptoms
– Decrease aqueous component of tears • Visual acuity and discomfort occurs – Burning • Relieved by artificial tears – Dryness – Inflammation of eyelids – Foreign-body sensation – Red eye – Painful eye
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Cardinal Manifestations of Sjogren’s Syndrome • Oral
– Dryness (xerostomia) – Dental caries • Gum line – Sudden increase in salivary gland pain or size – Enlarged • Salivary and parotid glands – Oral candidiasis
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Other Manifestations of Sjogren’s Syndrome | • Cutaneous
– Dry skin (dec secretion of sebaceous gland) – Vasculitis – Periungual telangiectasis • If in large numbers, increase chance of developing scleroderma • Neurologic – Peripheral neuropathy
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Other Manifestations of Sjogren’s Syndrome Musculoskeletal • Myalgias
* Arthralgias | * Arthritis -Symmetrical polyarthritis -Resembles RA but nondeforming
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Sjogren’s Syndrome Labs
RF 90% | ANA 80%
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Sjogren’s Syndrome Treatment • Artificial tears • Stimulate tear production – Restasis (cyclosporine) eye drops
• Artificial saliva • Frequent dental care – Flouride treatment and antimicrobial rinses • Increases salivary secretion – Pilocarpine – Evoxac (cevimeline) 30 mg TID • Antifungals • NDAID’s • Corticosteroids • Immunosuppressants
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Lyme Disease
Multisystem inflammatory disease Tick-borne spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi
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Lyme Disease 93 % of all Lyme disease in US
are in 11 states NY, NJ, CT, RI, MA, PA, WI, MN, MD, NH, ME
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Lyme Disease Diagnosed based on symptoms
Lyme Disease ONLY Ixodid ticks are known to spread B. P Pathogenesis unclear
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Increase in Incidence of Lyme Disease
Growth of deer and tick population | – Expansion of endemic areas – People moving into endemic areas – Increase in recognition
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Clinical Presentation of Lyme Disease Three stages (variable, w/ overlapping symptoms)
Early localized Early disseminated Late disease
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Early Localized • Erythema migrans (Hallmark) – Present 80% – Within a month of a tick bite – May feel warm to touch – Rarely itching or painful – “bulls eye”
• May expand upto12inch • Flu-like symptoms – Fever, chills, headache, fatigue, muscle and joint aches • Also may have swollen lymph nodes
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Early Disseminated Lyme Disease  Within weeks of onset of infection  Systems affected  Skin  Multiple erythema migrans lesions
 Heart  AV block  light-headedness, fainting, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, or chest pain  1% of Lyme ds cases  Nervous systems  Cranial nerve palsy  Bell’s palsy  dysfunction of the cranial nerve VII (the facial nerve)  Meningitis
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Early disseminated Lyme disease;
multiple red lesions with dusky centers
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Late Disease • Months after onset of disease
* Severe headaches and neck stiffness * MSK – Arthritis with severe joint pain and swelling, particularly the knees and other large joints • Peripheral sensory neuropathy (60%) * “stocking and glove” distribution • Reduced vibratory sensation
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Lyme Disease Muscluloskeletal compliants reported in 80% of people with Erythema migrans
Muscluloskeletal compliants reported in 80% of people with Erythema migrans
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Musculoskeletal Manifestations of Lyme Disease • Common in all 3 stages
* Migratory pain in joint, tendons, bursae and muscle – Pain last for hrs to few days in one location * Arthritis begins months or year after infection – Monoarthritis or oligoarthritis – Knee most common joint affected
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Lyme Disease Diagnosis • Based on clinical history and exposure to the tick
• Serologic tests to confirm disease • ELISA (enzyme linked immunosorbent assay) • Western blot • Joint aspiration or spinal fluid • Inflammation fluid
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Immunoblot tests for Lyme disease testin – IgM and IgG
* IgM antibodies are made sooner – Helpful for identifying patients during the first few weeks of infection. – Downside of testing for IgM antibodies is that they are more likely to give false positive results. * IgG antibodies are more reliable – Can take 4-6 weeks for the body to produce in large enough quantities for the test to detect them.
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False positive results • Tick-borne relapsing fever • Syphilis
• Anaplasmosis(formerlyknownasgranulocytic ehrlichiosis) • Leptospirosis • Some autoimmune disorders(e.g.,lupus) • Bacterial endocarditis • Infection with Helicobacterpylori, EpsteinBarr virus, or Treponema denticola (bacteria found in the mouth that can cause gum disease and/or infection after dental procedures)
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Best Treatment Prevention
Best Treatment Prevention
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Prevent Lyme Disease • Insect repellent – with DEET or Permethrin – 20 to 30% DEET (N, N-diethyl-m-toluamide – Treat clothing and gear, such as boots, pants, socks and tents with products containing 0.5% permethrin.
• Remove tick promptly – Conduct a full-body tick check using a hand-held or full-length mirror to view all parts of your body upon return from tick- infested areas. • Apply pesticides • Reduce tick habitat – Clear tall grasses and brush around homes and at the edge of lawns. – Place a 3-ft wide barrier of wood chips or gravel between lawns and wooded areas and around patios and play equipment. This will restrict tick migration into recreational areas.
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Removing a tick • Usefine-tippedtweezerstograspthetickas close to the skin's surface as possible • Pull upward with steady, even pressure.
Don't twist or jerk the tick; this can cause the mouth- parts to break off and remain in the skin. If this happens, remove the mouth-parts with tweezers. After removing the tick, thoroughly clean the bite area and your hands with rubbing alcohol, an iodine scrub, or soap and water • Dispose of alive tick by submersing it in alcohol, placing it in a sealed bag/container, wrapping it tightly in tape, or flushing it down the toilet. Never crush a tick with your fingers
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If you remove a tick quickly (within 24 hours), you can greatly reduce your chances of getting Lyme disease.
If you remove a tick quickly (within 24 hours), you can greatly reduce your chances of getting Lyme disease.
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Prevention • Most humans are infected through the bites of immature ticks called nymphs – Nymphs are tiny (less than 2 mm) and difficult to see – They feed during the spring and summer months
• Adult ticks can also transmit Lyme disease bacteria – Much larger and are more likely to be discovered and removed before they have had time to transmit the bacteria – Adult Ixodes ticks are most active during the cooler months of the year
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Prevent Lyme Disease • Insect repellent – with DEET or Permethrin – 20 to 30% DEET (N, N-diethyl-m-toluamide – Treat clothing and gear, such as boots, pants, socks and tents with products containing 0.5% permethrin.
• Remove tick promptly – Conduct a full-body tick check using a hand-held or full-length mirror to view all parts of your body upon return from tick- infested areas. • Apply pesticides • Reduce tick habitat – Clear tall grasses and brush around homes and at the edge of lawns. – Place a 3-ft wide barrier of wood chips or gravel between lawns and wooded areas and around patios and play equipment. This will restrict tick migration into recreational areas.
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Treatment of Lyme Disease • Early localized – Oral Antibiotic treatment (2-3 wks)
• Curative • Doxycycline, amoxicillin, cefuroxime • Early disseminated and Late – IV antibiotics (2-4 wks) • Cefotaxime • Penicillin G