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VEXAS (Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory, Somatic) Syndrome
Clinical Syndrome:
 • Common Clinical Features: alveolitis, ear and
Somatic) Syndrome Clinical ... Syndrome: • Common Clinical ... Features: alveolitis, ear ... myeloid cells NEJM ... Autoinflammatory #Somatic #rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... ulceration • Ocular ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... Giant retinal tears ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
of 37°C to the near-freezing ... Cryofibrinogenemia Clinical ... pulmonary emboli, and ocular ... Diagnosis: • + Clinical ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology
Bitot's Spots- A 4-year-old boy was brought by his father to the ophthalmology clinic with a
ophthalmology clinic ... with a 1-year history ... The ocular findings ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #ophth #bitot
Koilonychia in Iron-Deficiency Anemia- A 54-year-old woman presented to the primary care clinic with fatigue and
Iron-Deficiency Anemia- A 54-year-old ... the primary care clinic ... fatigue and a 7-year ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #koilonychia
Worms in the Eye - He underwent thorough irrigation of the conjunctival sac and lacrimal duct,
buccal capsule near ... surface (Panel D) #Clinical ... Thelazia #Callipaeda #Ocular ... SlitLamp #Microscopy #NEJM
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
gland) biopsy • Ocular ... salivary ducts Clinical ... Symptomatic: artificial tears ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology
Xanthoma Striatum Palmare- A 49-year-old man was referred to the metabolic clinic for evaluation of severe
Palmare- A 49-year-old ... the metabolic clinic ... He had a 2-year ... #NEJM #clincal # ... photo #xanthoma
Severe Vulvovaginal Varicosities in Pregnancy- A 33-year-old woman was admitted for induction of labor at 41
Pregnancy- A 33-year-old ... delivery, but clinical ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #varicosities
Corrigan’s Pulse and Quincke’s Pulse- ...While the patient was sitting upright, the right carotid artery was
in the previous year ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #corrigans