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

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
Inflammatory causes ... • Sjögren syndrome ... Systemic lupus erythematosus ... optica spectrum disorder ... #neurology #inflammatory
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... & renal involvement ... heart block • Sjogren ... polymyositis overlap syndrome ... #rheumatology #management
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
Causes of Hypocomplementemia ... Chain deposition disease ... autoimmune (RA, Sjogren's ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... (total 50, renal
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
involvement: Intractable nausea ... Comorbid autoimmune disorders ... Systemic lupus erythematosus ... , Sjögren syndrome ... Manifestations #diagnosis #neurology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Demyelinating Syndrome ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... autoantibodies that will cause ... #SLE #CNS #neurology ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... Tuberculosis Whipple disease ... Procainamide Metabolic disorders ... : Renal Insufficiency ... lupus erythematosus
MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy
Malignancies
 - Kaposi sarcoma, leukemias, lymphomas, metastases, skin neoplasms
Infections
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toxoplasmosis Autoimmune disorders ... rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren ... syndrome, Still ... lupus erythematosus ... sarcoidosis Iatrogenic causes
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
dermatomyositis, Sjogren ... ) • Endocrine disorders ... dysfunction, and mood disorder ... endocarditis • Valvular disorders ... APLA/LAC: • Renal
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
Systemic lupus erythematosus ... • Sjögren syndrome ... connective tissue disease ... polyangiitis without renal ... ANCA+ 30-60% • Renal-limited
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Borrelia (Lyme Disease ... Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... polychondritis - Sjogren's ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Neurology