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Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis ... neuropathy Treatment ... agents used in the absence ... Cryoglobulinemic #Diagnosis
Bradykinin-mediated Angioedema
Clinical features: Submucosal oedema (face, extremity, genitalia), Laryngeal dyspnea (25% of deaths), Recurrent attacks of
histamin-mediated AE: • Absence ... abdominal pain • Absence ... ineffectiveness • Specific treatment ... allergy #immunology #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
>8.0 mmol/l - Absence ... potassium #high #diagnosis ... management #algorithm #treatment
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
PET-CT Imaging (→ Diagnostic ... with response to treatment ... : nonspecific, absent ... IgG4+ cells" Treatment ... Related #Disease #diagnosis
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
Presentation / Diagnosis ... Diagnosis via genetic ... Splenomegaly • Low or absent ... • Bicytopenia Treatment ... #management #treatment
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
- Differential Diagnosis ... - 5% RS cells absent ... Responsive to Treatment ... growth, response to treatment ... pathophysiology #Hematology #Diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
but sometimes absent ... Differential Diagnosis ... - decreased or absent ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #differential #diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
muscle weakness • Absent ... • Decreased / Absent ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... Barre #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
granulomas and few or absent ... and numerous AFB Treatment ... Disease #Leprosy #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Manifestations and Treatment ... weeks even in the absence ... of treatment. ... Syphilis #stages #diagnosis ... #management #Treatment