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

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

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
mucositis - Rash ... : • Behçet Syndrome ... : - Ocular inflammatory ... purpura: strong sign ... #rheumatology #classification
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... , Vasculitis, Purpura ... of hip (rare), Arthritis ... #erythematosus ... #signs #symptoms
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 ... syndrome (Clinical ... disease) Differential ... #management #signs
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 ... • Transverse Myelitis
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
clinically significant ... , Sjögren Syndrome ... , Myositis, Mixed ... 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 ... , mucositis • Rash ... • Behcet syndrome ... : Ocular inflammatory
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
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
- Clinical Presentation ... • Bilateral signs ... - Vasculitis- ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... • Symptoms and signs ... Inflammatory: ... - Sarcoidosis, Behcet ... disease - SLE