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

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... erythematosus ... vasculitides • ... #Syndromes #neurology ... differential #diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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mucositis - Rash ... : - Ocular inflammatory ... purpura: strong sign ... LFT • ESR • ANA ... #rheumatology #classification
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Suspect: Clinical ... photosensitivity, inflammatory ... Classification: ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Clinical Features
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
• +ANA can be seen ... clinically significant ... , Sjögren Syndrome ... Drug-Induced, Inflammatory ... rheumatology #diagnosis #differential
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... purpura: Strong sign ... ischemia • Skin: Erythematous ... , mucositis • Rash ... : Ocular inflammatory
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 ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
erythematosus ... Petechial or purpuric rash ... idiopathic arthritis ... lupus erythematosus ... #Diagnosis #Management
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Approach to the differential ... .2>5 red blood cells ... central nervous system ... vesicular rash, ... #nephrology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of the nervous system ... pro-inflammatory ... conditions listed in differential ... #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
inflammatory vasculitis ... , neurologic, and ... Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management