14 results
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
ulceration • Ocular ... (panuveitis, retinal ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... : Giant retinal ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
- Differential Diagnosis ... Approach to Eye Disease ... Blurry Vision Red ... #differential #diagnosis ... #ophthalmology
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
 •
Ulceroglandular: Fever + erythematous ... papulo-ulcerative lesion ... single or multiple nodes ... children; No evident lesion ... Treatment: • Severe Disease
Extrapulmonary manifestations of sarcoidosis.
a. Endobronchial cobblestones (a nodular appearance of the tracheal wall mucosa). 
b. Diffuse
Perthes—Jüngling disease ... chronic hardened red ... lesion of the skin ... manifestations #clinical #photo ... #diagnosis
Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
wax and wane; diagnosis ... Papulonodular, erythematous ... papulonodular lesions ... University Infectious Diseases ... Infection #clinical #photo
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Female • Peaks 3rd ... , macular, patchy ... papulosquamous lesions ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
ischemic skin lesions ... ischemia - Skin: erythematous ... Mucocutaneous lymph node ... inflammatory lesions-interstitial ... systemic lupus erythematosus
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Lens - Obscure Red ... Degeneration (Wet, Dry) Retina ... • Pituitary Lesion ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... pulmonary and renal ... ischemia • Skin: Erythematous ... Mucocutaneous lymph node ... (red macules, palpable
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

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