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Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
Brudzinski’s Sign ... sign is characterized ... Passive neck flexion causes ... despite severe disease ... #Sign #Meningitis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
lesions, aseptic meningitis ... pathergy test (this is ... Diagnosis: • Genital ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #signs
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Behcet disease ... Non-Infectious Causes ... • Behcet's syndrome ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Causes of Cystic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Polycystic Kidney Disease ... Hippel-Lindau Syndrome ... Carcinoma - No signs
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
- Differential Diagnosis ... condition that causes ... • Bacterial meningitis ... polychondritis • Behçet ... brain sagging syndrome
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... tract, and often causes ... VASCULITIS: • Behçet ... • Cogan Syndrome ... purpura: strong sign
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
high-resolution ultrasound ... Subchondral sclerosis & cysts ... Pseudogout #CPPD #Disease ... #Signs #Symptoms ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... purpura: Strong sign ... tract, and often causes ... vasculitis • Behcet ... syndrome: Recurrent
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
• Symptoms and signs ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... - Sarcoidosis, Behcet ... disease - SLE ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
pressure and cranial ultrasound ... also a late sign ... of meningitis. ... Down syndrome is ... When the diagnosis