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Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
super-antigen mediated disease ... tested and if negative ... • Infectious causes ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... diagnosis #management #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
BEE Syndromes - ... Non-inflammatory Causes ... Brain, Eye, and Ear ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... #Syndromes #neurology
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
(HADD) - MSK Radiology ... consistent with myositis ... Case description ... specificity of tear ... #clinical #mri
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
left eye that had been ... The most common causes ... MRI was ordered ... diagnosed with MS ... ophthalmology #neurology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

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

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
of 37°C to the near-freezing ... levels >1g/L • Negative ... cryoglobulins • Negative ... causes of secondary ... Antiphospholipid syndrome
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Rule out other causes ... affected areas and if negative ... - MRI: inflammation ... osteoarticular and skin disease ... diagnosis #management #Dermatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
affects the skin, neurologic ... Conjunctivitis, mucositis ... cognitive impairment, neurologic ... oligoclonal bands • MRI ... tract, and often causes
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
6th Decades (can be ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... neuropathy, transverse myelitis ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Symptomatic: artificial tears