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Retinal Vasculitis in Takayasu’s Arteritis- ...Ophthalmologic examination revealed severe impairment, with perception of only light in
in Takayasu’s Arteritis ... examination showed normal ... and initiated treatment ... with oral glucocorticoids ... #NEJM #clinical
A necrotic ulceration was observed on the right side of the tongue. Cervicofacial computed tomography, performed
of giant-cell arteritis ... #clinical #photo ... GCA #GiantCell #Arteritis ... #tongue #NEJM
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) - Vasculitis Management Algorithm - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines
 • Visual Symptoms/Loss or
Giant Cell Arteritis ... Vasculitis Management Algorithm ... MithuRheum #GiantCell #Arteritis ... Vasculitis #Management #Treatment ... ACR2021 #Guidelines #algorithm
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... Diagnosis = clinical ... 50 in GCA, but normal ... in literature (NEJM ... Treatment of GCA
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Management Summary Clinical ... diagnosis Treatment ... Ciprofloxacin OR Imipenem Clinical ... (therefore oral ... patient admitted for treatment
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... SLE, Reactive arthritis ... , AS Treatment:
Phimosis 
Inability to retract the foreskin - Can be normal up to 3 years old -
foreskin - Can be normal ... 3 years old - Clinically ... after age 4 Treatment ... Comparison #Diagnosis #Urology
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
Early and Late Clinical ... • Heralded by neurologic ... years after • Arthritis ... Remitting, chronic • Neurologic ... impairment - Normal
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 ... • Muscular: normal ... CK, normal biopsy ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
of giant cell arteritis ... posterior ciliary arteries ... Clinical manifestations ... efficacy of GCs Abnormal ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Algorithm