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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
basal ganglia, CNS ... meningitis), MCC CNS ... prick test that can ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
Chagas Disease - Acute, Chronic and Reactivation 

Acute Chagas
 - 95% asymptomatic
 - Chagoma (Romana's sign),
Chagas Disease - ... Chagoma (Romana's sign ... Indeterminate - No signs ... chemo, etc - CNS ... Washington University ID
The patient was noted to have bilateral Frank's sign, which is a diagonal crease in the
bilateral Frank's sign ... Frank's sign is ... sensitivity, the sign ... #Franks #Sign #CAD ... #Photo #PhysicalExam
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
chest (in a V-sign ... shoulders (in a shawl sign ... more severe disease ... Dermatomyositis: • ILD ... Dermatomyositis #diagnosis #management
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Anti-MDA5 (RP-ILD ... symptoms • Anti-CADM ... papules and Gottron sign ... ) • Shawl sign ... nucleotidase 1A (Anti cN