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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
ulceration • Ocular ... disease (panuveitis, retinal ... : Giant retinal ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Infection ** Editor Note ... (from ophthalmology ... someone who had retinal ... Even with macular ... Pharmacology #Table #Management
Age Related Macular Degeneration: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Photoreceptor atrophy 
-> Extracellular debris (drusen) from RPE atrophy/metabolism
Age Related Macular ... from choroid to retina ... Amsler grid) - Macular ... RPE -> Loss of photo ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... papulo-ulcerative lesion ... single or multiple nodes ... children; No evident lesion ... tularensis #diagnosis #management
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
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• Age Related Macular ... Degeneration (Wet, Dry) Retina ... Hemorrhage and Macular ... • Pituitary Lesion ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
CHRPE Congenital retinal pigment epithelial hypertrophy- Note the flat, black well circumscribed lesion with areas of
CHRPE Congenital retinal ... epithelial hypertrophy- Note ... circumscribed lesion ... with areas of retinal ... #CHRPE #Ophthalmology
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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pancreas, biliary, renal ... , lung, lymph node ... glands, lymph nodes ... negative (small lesions ... Disease #diagnosis #management
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
Diagnosis and Management ... eastern and north regions ... Swollen lymph nodes ... Pericarditis • Ocular ... Iridocyclitis - Retinal
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
ischemic skin lesions ... pulmonary and renal ... Mucocutaneous lymph node ... ulcers, cutaneous, ocular ... Cogan syndrome: Ocular
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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ischemic skin lesions ... Mucocutaneous lymph node ... ulcers, cutaneous, ocular ... Syndrome: - Ocular ... inflammatory lesions-interstitial