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Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Still's Disease Clinical ... Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis ... fraction < 20% Differential ... Diaqnoses: • Infectious ... • Ocular: uveitis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
, neurologic, and ... Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... vasculitis vs infection ... Nice to be confident
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Vasculitis Differential ... to exclude are infections ... affects the skin, neurologic ... cognitive impairment, neurologic
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome Systemic ... association • M > F Clinical ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... Behcet disease) Differential
Headache Etiologies and Associated Spectrum of Severity of Disease by System
Critical, Emergent and Non-Emergent Causes
CNS, neurologic,
of Disease by System ... Critical, Emergent ... vascular disease Ocular ... Musculoskeletal Allergy Infectious ... headache #causes #differential
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis ... Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... life-threatening Differential ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... Infections: - ... hematogenous spread - Fungal ... , Scleroderma, Systemic ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... ) Suspect: Clinical ... Erythematous, macular ... permanent alopecia Differential ... fibromyalgia) • Infections
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... stain of clinical ... the circulatory system ... osteoarticular, pulmonary, ocular ... Meningitis, septic arthritis