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

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
affecting the brain, eye ... important, as early diagnosis ... polychondritis • Behcet ... #neurology #inflammatory ... #differential #diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
: Inflammatory eye ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #signs
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
disease affecting ... retraction of one eye ... contralateral eye ... #Ptosis #neurology ... #ophthalmology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome ... • Diagnosis of ... irrigation • Management ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology ... #Pharmacology #
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Arthralgias • Eye ... affects the skin, neurologic ... cognitive impairment, neurologic ... vasculitis • Behcet
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Diagnosis: • Dry ... eyes • Salivary ... RTA, TYPE I RTA Diagnosis ... lubricants • Pharmacologic ... #Management
Relapsing Polychondritis

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

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
vessels (aorta) • Eyes ... Sarcoidosis • Behcet ... disease • Infections ... /EGPA • RA Diagnosis ... #management