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

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
less common diseases ... and treatment can ... Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease ... disease • Multiple ... #differential #
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Positive ANAAutoimmune ... Disease! ... Drug-Induced, Inflammatory ... #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Syndrome - Diagnosis ... • Autoantibodies ... disease • vWF ... #treatment #hematology ... #differential
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 ... disease) Differential ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... #Syndrome #diagnosis
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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IgG4-Related Disease ... unique or multiple inflammatory ... female, asian • Systemic ... IgG4 #Related #Disease ... #treatment #rheumatology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
for workup, including ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Vasculitides, IBD, Celiac disease ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... • Infections: Chronic
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
lung disease ... disease • ... Granulomatous disease ... • Liver diseases ... interstitial lung disease
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Decade Skin Disease ... Diagnosis: • ANCA-associated ... tissue disease ... rheumatologic diseases ... ) • Kikuchi disease
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
• Heavy Chain disease ... angioedema • vWD • acquired ... Sneddon-Wilkinson disease ... #Monoclonal #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Oncology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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(Granulomatous disease ... Diagnosis: Systemic ... rheumatic diseases ... atherosclerotic disease ... #diagnosis #rheumatology