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Stages of Syphilis
Early Primary:
 • Painless chancre
 • Regional lymphadenopathy
Early Secondary:
 • Fever, malaise
 • Rash
Stages of Syphilis ... • Within first year ... • Gummatous • Nodular ... testing • >1 year ... #signs #diagnosis
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
myalgias, and weight loss ... ulcerated • MSK ... Early latent year ... Late latent >1 year ... #stages #diagnosis
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
tear/hole • Retinal ... • Vitritis • Tear ... ) • 50% of 65-year-olds ... , a retinal tear ... #Diagnosis #Ocular
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
body, vitreous, retina ... : 17-52 cases/year ... tuberculosis, syphilis ... Classification #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Meningitis ○ Syphilis ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #otology
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
fat-pad edema with loss ... typically 10-15 year-olds ... tibial tuberosity Differential ... Patellar tendon tear ... (similar symptoms
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Brain, Eye, and Ear ... Infectious • Syphilis ... • Genetic • Retinal ... sensorineural hearing loss—wolfram ... noninflammatory #differential
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
- Ocular syphilis ... - Less common ... exposure to or symptoms ... within the last year ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
individuals per year ... individuals per year ... individuals per year ... person-years and 5-year ... anterior/posterior MSK
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Questions to Ask ... Unilateral or bilateral symptoms ... #differential #