Title: Lupus criteria
1Lupus criteria
- For the purpose of identifying patients in
clinical studies, a person has SLE if 4 or more
of the 11 criteria are present, serially or
simultaneously, during any interval of
observation. - It is important to remember that a patient may
have SLE and not have 4 criteria.
2Lupus criteria (pneumonic)
3Lupus criteria (pneumonic)
4Malarrash
5Malarrash
6Lupus criteria (pneumonic)
7Discoidrash
8Discoidrash
9Discoidrash
10Lupus criteria (pneumonic)
11Lupus criteria (pneumonic)
- Serositis
- Pleuritis, pleural effusion
- Pericarditis, pericardial effusion
- Ascites
12Lupus criteria (pneumonic)
13Oralulcers
14Lupus criteria (pneumonic)
15Arthritis (with swelling)
16Arthritis (Jaccouds)
17Lupus criteria (pneumonic)
18Photosensitivity
19Lupus criteria (pneumonic)
20Blood abnormalities
- Leukocytopenia (lt 4000 on 2 occasions)
- Lymphopenia (lt 1500 on 2 occasions)
- Hemolytic anemia
- Thrombocytopenia (lt100, 000)
21Lupus criteria (pneumonic)
22Renal A) Proteinuria (gt500 mg/24hrs) B)
Cellular casts
23Lupus criteria (pneumonic)
24Anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA)
Rim
Diffuse
Nucleolar
Speckled
25Lupus pneumonic (criteria)
26Immune abnormalities
- Smith antibody
- Anti-ds DNA antibody
- Anti-phospholipid antibody (1997 modification)
- Anti-cardiolipin antibody (IgG or IgM)
- Biologic false positive VDRL (gt 6 months)
- Lupus anticoagulant
27Lupus criteria (pneumonic)
28Neurologic A) Seizure
B) Psychosis
29Lupus criteria (pneumonic)
- Malar rash
- Discoid lupus
- Serositis
- Oral ulcers
- Arthritis
- Photosensitivity
- Blood abnormalities
- Renal
- ANA
- Immune
- Neurologic