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Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment ... Ulcers: • Treatment ... case by case) • Surgery ... #management #pharmacology ... #rheumatology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
central nervous system ... (CNS) involvement ... an underlying autoimmune ... diagnosis and treatment ... Sjögren syndrome • Systemic
Guidelines for Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medication in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases Undergoing Elective Total Hip
Perioperative Management ... with Rheumatic Diseases ... withhold prior to Surgery ... MithuRheum #rheumatology ... #autoimmune #pharmacology
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
 •
Warm Antibody Autoimmune ... FOR a cause → Systematic ... Warm #Antibody #Autoimmune ... Anemia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
of Systemic Lupus ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... #neurology #rheumatology ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Relapsing Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Loss of Response:
 • (Re)consult Colorectal Surgery
 • Assess
Ulcerative Colitis - Management ... Adherence • Assess Disease ... Toxic Megacolon, Systemic ... ≠ Treatment Failure ... #Colitis #UC #Management
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... • MCTD (SLE/systemic ... Treatment: • ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #management
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Treatment
Warm AIHA:
1) Steroids - 1-2 mg/kg prednisone daily
   • Until
Autoimmune Hemolytic ... Anemia (AIHA) Treatment ... esp if severe disease ... #Anemia #AIHA #Treatment ... #management #hematology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... likely conditions (autoimmune ... episode (30%) Systemic ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... solid cancers • Systemic ... diseases : other ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology