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Hypereosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome

 • Secondary Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
 • Clinically Relevant HES Variants
 • When to
suspect underlying hematologic ... disorders • Diagnosis ... #HES #Hematology ... #eosinophils #diagnosis ... #management #algorithm
Yao Syndrome vs VEXAS

Zhuoer Xie, MD @ZhuoerXie

#Yao #Syndrome #VEXAS #diagnosis #comparison #rheumatology
Yao Syndrome vs ... ZhuoerXie #Yao #Syndrome ... #VEXAS #diagnosis ... #comparison #rheumatology
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
SSc: systemic sclerosis ... PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Comparison ... Table #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
THE LIMPING OR NON-WEIGHT BEARING CHILD PATHWAY

RED FLAGS - In all cases there are specific
markers which
guidelines General - Systemic ... splenomegaly, abnormal neurology ... cell disease Rheumatology ... Pathway #Child #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... Neuro disease: • Systemic ... Behcets #disease #Syndrome ... #Treatment #management ... #pharmacology #rheumatology
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Antisynthetase Syndrome ... Idiopathic #Myopathy #Comparison ... #Managment #algorithm ... #Rheumatology #
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... Periodic fever syndromes ... hypersensitivity syndromes ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
• Homogeneous: Systemic ... ) • Speckled: Systemic ... SLE), Sjogren's Syndrome ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
block • Sjogren syndrome ... polymyositis overlap syndrome ... #SLE #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... management
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Manifestations of Systemic ... Demyelinating Syndrome ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... #rheumatology # ... #management #treatment