SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS (SLE)-JOINTS
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SUMMARY
1. Lupus arthritis is inflammatory and non-erosive.
2. Involved joints may be symmetrical, asymmetrical, oligoarticular, or polyarticular; involving hands, wrist, knees.
3. Jaccoud deformities of SLE appear like boutonniere deformities of RA, but these deformities are easily reducible.
Reference(s)
Wilkinson, I. (2017). Oxford handbook of clinical medicine. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Hannaman, R. A., Bullock, L., Hatchell, C. A., & Yoffe, M. (2016). Internal medicine review core curriculum, 2017-2018. CO Springs, CO: MedStudy.
Therapeutic Guidelines. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited. https://www.tg.org.au [Accessed 2021].
