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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
to local skin injury ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... Recurrent and chronic ... Glucocorticoids 5-ASA ... management #signs #symptoms
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes (PRS) ... life-threatening diseases ... injury), Coags ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... or serologies + symptoms
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... inflammation Symptoms ... Connective tissue diseases ... • Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... Laboratory: • ANA
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... • Cogan Syndrome ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... retinopathy Lab Tests ... LFT • ESR • ANA
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Shrinking lung syndrome ... • May involve PNS ... APLA/LAC: • Renal ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms ... with Lupus: • Chronic
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Diagnostic Tests ... Dermatomyositis Symptoms ... aspiration > 50% of pts ... ANTI-MITOCHONDRIAL MYOPATHY: • Chronic ... muscular atrophy • Chronic