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Retinal Vasculitis in Takayasu’s Arteritis- ...Ophthalmologic examination revealed severe impairment, with perception of only light in
in Takayasu’s Arteritis ... showed normal anterior ... Takayasu’s arteritis ... and initiated treatment ... #NEJM #clinical
A necrotic ulceration was observed on the right side of the tongue. Cervicofacial computed tomography, performed
administration of contrast material ... of giant-cell arteritis ... #clinical #photo ... GCA #GiantCell #Arteritis ... #tongue #NEJM
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
IDSA Recommendations ... Preventing and Treating Bacterial ... pneumonia TMP-SMX may offer ... #IDSA #Prevention ... #Treatment #management
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Management Summary Clinical ... diagnosis Treatment ... Ciprofloxacin OR Imipenem Clinical ... swollen, painful = bacterial ... patient admitted for treatment
IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis
Algorithm for the management of acute bacterial rhinosinusitis.
IDSA Clinical Practice ... Guideline for Acute Bacterial ... - Overall Treatment ... antibiotics-for-clinically-diagnosed-acute-sinusitis ... Diagnosis #Management #IDSA
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... in literature (NEJM ... cases (Cornelia NEJM ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... Vascular Disease: Arterial ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... SLE, Reactive arthritis ... , AS Treatment:
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
clots can form in arteries ... at least: • 1 clinical ... presence of 1 clinical ... to be present Treatment ... patient has an arterial
Left Main Coronary Artery Aneurysm- The left main coronary artery opened into a large spherical cavity
with contrast material ... opacification of the left anterior ... and circumflex arteries ... aneurysm #radiology #NEJM
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
fluctuant mass inferior ... the first day of treatment ... #NEJM #clinical