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BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
(CNS) involvement ... Inflammatory causes ... • Systemic lupus ... spectrum disorder • ANCA-associated ... #neurology #inflammatory
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
of Systemic Lupus ... Demyelinating Syndrome ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... #SLE #CNS #neurology ... #rheumatology #
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... findings (ANA, ... : • ANCA-associated ... #Systemic #Lupus ... #Rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
often causes arthritis ... as systemic lupus ... Symptoms (Sx) in ... #rheumatology # ... classification
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Systemic disease ... (25-75%): Inflammatory ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• Autoimmune diseases ... DDX: • ANCA (Antineutrophil ... lupus erythematosus ... #types #classification ... #rheumatology #
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
as SLE, atherosclerotic ... vasculitis • Behcet ... chorioretinitis, CNS ... : Ocular inflammatory ... #Rheumatology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Inflammatory: ... - Sarcoidosis, Behcet ... disease - SLE ... , Scleroderma, Systemic ... #neurology #differential
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
Inflammatory ... as: • SLE • RA ... Sarcoidosis • Behcet ... Nonspecific ↑ ESR, CRP, ANA ... Polychondritis #rheumatology