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Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... transplantation CLINICAL ... and sensitive tests ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... #management #neurology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... adults in the west ... Orange or Hep C Clinical ... microglobulin Treatment ... #Chronic #Lymphocytic
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
PCB variants of GBS ... Clinical DX: - ... /Edrophonium test ... inhibition - Chronic ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to impaired B-cell ... to 8 years Clinical ... Autoimmunity • Chronic ... infections (Epstein-Barr ... syndrome, HIV)
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... (Clinical Dx). ... Treatment: • Oral ... Recurrent and chronic ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
CRP GCA (Giant Cell ... affects the skin, neurologic ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... drug exposure or Dx ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Relapsing Polychondritis

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

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
Males • Affects all ... the most common clinical ... tests for (not ... affected tissue Treatment ... Polychondritis #rheumatology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... 85% • < 50% in chronic ... five major clinical ... nonspecific • DX ... fungal stain of clinical