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Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
disease: Uveitis ... or retinal vasculitis ... Abnormal pathergy test ... Most Common Clinical ... disease (e.g. uveitis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... matter, spinal cord ... (Clinical Dx). ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... inhibitors • Uveitis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential ... • Cogan Syndrome ... lesions-interstitial keratitis, uveitis ... Differential ... retinopathy Lab Tests
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cryoglobulins (Vasculitic ... Agglutinin Syndrome ... Viral Infection Clinical ... younger pts) Differential ... • Diagnostic Test
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Differential Diagnosis ... Uveitis, chorioretinitis ... • Cogan syndrome ... interstitial keratitis, uveitis
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
- 45-55 years old ... Clinical Progression ... Pericarditis • Ocular ... Iridocyclitis - Retinal vasculitis ... - Uveitis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis ... life-threatening diseases ... : scleritis, uveitis ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... #differential #
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
• Heavy Chain disease ... Vasculitis) Autoantibodies ... anemia due to cold ... Sneddon-Wilkinson disease ... Hematology #Monoclonal #Differential
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
malignancies, vasculitis ... Cryofibrinogenemia Clinical ... pulmonary emboli, and ocular ... Diagnosis: • + Clinical ... Antiphospholipid syndrome
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... - Sjogren - Vasculitis ... management #neurology #differential