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Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
testing and expedite treatment ... with clinical trials ... • Symmetric abnormal ... deposition) • Dec ... #Diagnosis #MRI
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Clinical triad ... Differential Diaqnoses ... MAS, Visceral, DIC ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... • Severe Liver Disease ... + Bleeding Treatment ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... resonance imaging [MRI ... stimulation Clinical ... #management #neurology ... #treatment #MS
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... : Serial negative ... heart valves • MRI ... often seen • MRI ... - Infectious Diseases
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Presentation: - Disease ... course of the disease ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... column Treatment ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... : Arterial (MCC-small ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... #management #signs
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
cooled from the normal ... Cryofibrinogenemia Clinical ... Cryofibrinogenemia Diagnosis ... : • + Clinical ... skin necrosis • DIC
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Clinical Manifestations ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... Baclofen • Severe Disease ... #Management #treatment ... #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... • Bilateral signs ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... #management #neurology