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Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal ... Disease, Rheumatoid Vasculitis ... #rheumatology #signs ... #symptoms
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Disease (25-75%): Inflammatory ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... Behcet disease) Differential ... diagnosis #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential ... • Cogan Syndrome ... : - Ocular inflammatory ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: strong sign
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: Strong sign ... • Progressive symptoms ... : Ocular inflammatory
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
attraction of various inflammatory ... nephrotic/nephritic syndrome ... Arthralgia's (common), arthritis ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Episcleritis Signs ... and Symptoms: ... development of skin symptoms ... Erythema nodosum - Acral ... Leukocytoclastic vasculitis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
common systemic inflammatory ... vasculitis in older ... systemic sx + signs ... very remarkable w/differential ... diagnosis = vasculitis
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
• Melanoma Inflammatory ... Infection • Inflammatory ... the following symptoms ... • Associated symptoms ... external ear and ear canal
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
photosensitivity, inflammatory ... permanent alopecia Differential ... ANCA-associated vasculitis ... • Mesenteric vasculitis ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Inflammatory ... papules and Gottron sign ... ) • Shawl sign ... • Nonerosive arthritis