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Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
- Definition, Causes ... /year per 100,000 ... inhabitants 3rd leading cause ... tuberculosis, syphilis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pupils (Miotic) • Syphilis ... (light-near dissociation ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
The Stages of Syphilis ... Primary Syphilis ... soles in 50% of cases ... within the last year ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis
Primary Syphilis
Usually, a single ulcer (chancre) appears at the site where the bacteria entered the body.
Primary Syphilis ... that contains syphilis ... Sometimes, lymph nodes near ... #Chancres #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Photo
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
Secondary Syphilis ... Rash Secondary syphilis ... resembling rashes caused ... #Rash #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Photo
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Syphilis - Clinical ... responsible for most cases ... Early latent year ... Late latent >1 year ... #stages #diagnosis
Sensorineural Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Asymmetric Sensorineural Hearing Loss: 
 • Neoplastic (Vestibular Schwannoma)
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Toxoplasmosis, HIV, Syphilis ... Cochlear (Inner-Ear ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Great Mimickers - SHALLOTS Mnemonic

S- Syphilis - Neurosyphilis, aortitis, gummas... Granulomas can form anywhere! Skin, mucosa,
Mnemonic S- Syphilis ... What doesn't HIV cause ... be lupus in the ear ... consumption- number one cause ... SHALLOTS #Mnemonic #Diagnosis
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... Head and neck masses ... cause unknown) ... Meningitis ○ Syphilis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Pericarditis A 50-year-old ... on her chest (photo ... the underlying diagnosis ... Causes = RV failure ... pericarditis (this case