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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... CSF PROTEIN - NORMAL ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... association • M > F Clinical ... (Clinical Dx). ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology
Black Hairy Tongue- ...A polymicrobial wound infection developed, and she received treatment with intravenous meropenem and
and she received treatment ... meropenem and oral ... within 1 week after treatment ... returned to its normal ... #NEJM #photo #clinical
Retinal Vasculitis in Takayasu’s Arteritis- ...Ophthalmologic examination revealed severe impairment, with perception of only light in
Arteritis- ...Ophthalmologic ... examination showed normal ... and initiated treatment ... with oral glucocorticoids ... #NEJM #clinical
Age Related Macular Degeneration: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Photoreceptor atrophy 
-> Extracellular debris (drusen) from RPE atrophy/metabolism
Pathogenesis and clinical ... fundoscopy -> New abnormal ... RPE -> Loss of photo ... MacularDegeneration #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Pathophysiology ... Clinical Manifestations ... Oligoclonal bands • Normal ... Treatment: • ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Orbital Apex Syndrome secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)

This 81 yo male was referred to our
Orbital Apex Syndrome ... receive proper treatment ... is no mainstay treatment ... Ophthalmicus #HZO #clinical ... #video #ophthalmology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... 50 in GCA, but normal ... in literature (NEJM ... Treatment of GCA ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology
Tinea Capitis in a Newborn- A 3-week-old male newborn was brought to the pediatrician with three
after 1 week of treatment ... was treated with oral ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #tinea #capitis
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... protein with a normal ... - Of note, normal ... the underlying pathophysiology ... and cauda equina TREATMENT