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CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
CNS Manifestations ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... autoantibodies that will cause ... #CNS #neurology ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... 60-80% - Low ... life-threatening • Treatment ... : Chronic disease ... #Summary #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Discontinuation of causal ... months to years) Systemic ... : Chronic disease ... #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
How? ... (CNS) dysfunction ... erythematosus [SLE ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome Systemic ... Oral aphthae : SLE ... • Arthritis: SLE ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
overlaps with RA, SLE ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... infections are caused ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS ... AmphoB or Vori + systemic ... vori Infectious Diseases
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
sympathetic nervous system ... experience, the cause ... or induced by treatment ... how the right pupil ... #physicalexam #neurology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Prolonged PT/PTT • Low ... Thromboembolism (7%) • CNS ... • Severe Liver Disease ... #treatment #management ... #hematology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
only if no clear cause ... and Elimination (see ... Table below) ... acidosis) • Low ... #nephrology #K